Air Masses and Fronts

Air Masses and Fronts

6th Grade

16 Qs

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Air Masses and Fronts

Air Masses and Fronts

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

WILLIAM BYAS

Used 47+ times

FREE Resource

16 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What weather event is closely associated with descending currents that cool the air and make it denser than the surrounding air?

tornado

thunderstorm

fog

hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characteristics would be present in an air mass that develops over the Caribbean Sea near the equator?

cold and dry

warm and humid

cold and humid

warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What determines the climatic characteristics of an air mass?

geographical origin

shape and size

direction of movement

speed of movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What factor must differ between two locations for a strong wind to blow from one to another?

relative humidity

air temperature

altitude

air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As the air on the Earth's surface heats up, what happens to the density of the air?

Increases.

Decreases, then increases.

Decreases.

Remains constant.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the prevailing winds and upper air currents most often responsible for?

What are the prevailing winds and upper air currents most often responsible for?

flow of ocean currents

cloud heights

sea and land breezes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When there is a strong wind blowing from one location to another, the two locations probably have a difference in what?

elevation

air pressure

relative humidity

air temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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