Fronts and wind

When a warm front goes past a town, what will most likely happen to the weather?

• It will snow and get colder.

• It will rain and get warmer.

• It will be clear skies and little wind.

• It will be stormy and cold.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this symbol refer to?

• high pressure

• warm front

• cold front

• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When two air masses meet and neither has enough energy to push the other one away for a while, what is happening?

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the picture, what type of breeze is in the top verses the bottom?

• Land breeze on top, sea breeze on bottom

• Sea breeze on top, land breeze on bottom

• Both are sea breezes

• Both are land breezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why do winds curve as they move across the globe?

• Because the Earth moves revolves the sun.

• Because the Earth rotates on its axis.

• Because air always moves from high to low pressure

• Because the unequal heating of the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What symbol does this represent?

• cold front

• stationary front

• low pressure

• warm front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Storms are associated with which front?

• warm front

• stationary front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Lighter rain for several hours is associated with which front?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of the prevailing winds we have in the US?

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

• prevailing easterlies

• tropical southerlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During the day, what kind of wind do we have near large bodies of water?

• prevailing westerlies

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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