Science Quiz

Wet

• Continental

• Maritime

• Polar

• Tropical

Answer explanation

If you got that wrong, I feel bad because I have no way t help you remember!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm

• Maritime

• Tropical

• Continental

• Polar

Answer explanation

Here's a dumb way to remember that:

Having a tropical punch drink on a tropical day is the best!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Dry

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Answer explanation

I got nothing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold

• Polar

• Tropical

• Maritime

Answer explanation

Got it wrong? Here's a way to remember:

POLES and POLAR

North and South POLES are COLD

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold Front Definition

• Forms when a cold front or warm front stops moving

• The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

• Forms when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass

• Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The warm air mass rises as the cool air masses push and meet in the middle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm Front Definition

• Forms when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass

• The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

• Forms when a cold front or warm front stops moving

• Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The warm air mass rises as the cool air masses push and meet in the middle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Stationary Front Definition

• Forms when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass

• The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

• Forms when a cold front or warm front stops moving

• Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The warm air mass rises as the cool air masses push and meet in the middle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Occluded Front Definition

• Forms when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass

• The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass

• Forms when a cold front or warm front stops moving

• Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses. The warm air mass rises as the cool air masses push and meet in the middle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5