Weather Fronts and Air Masses

When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?

• hail

• warm and clear

• thunderstorm

• clouds and long rains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which front is there little movement?

• warm front

• stationary front

• cold front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens when two air masses meet?

• a front is created

• a hurricane occurs

• warm air enters

• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of front results in thunderstorms?

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of this front

• stationary

• warm

• cold

• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

what front does this show?

• cold

• warm

• stationary

• occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An air mass has similar --

• Temperature and moisture

• rain and temperature

• cold and wind

• warm and dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is an air mass?

• Large body of air that has about the same characteristics

• large body of air that has different characteristics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses are either ___ and either ___

• Warm or cold

• most or dry

• both

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do air masses usually form over?

• Land

• oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5