Weather Fronts Quiz

What does this symbol represent?

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this symbol represent?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does air move?

• high pressure to low pressure

• two air masses collide; neither advance into each other's territory; may rain for days

• Located in the middle latitudes between 30-60 degrees North and South summers are warm, winters are cool to cold, precipitation may be plentiful

• Flat lines on a map that measure North or South of the equator- this is a major factor in determining the type of climate a location will have

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does cold air do?

• Sinks

• Thermometer

• Counterclockwise and in

• Decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is humidity?

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• The amount of precipitation meteorologists believe will occur

• The amount of pressure in the air

• The temperature in relation to the amount of water vapor in the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As temperature increases, air pressure...

• Decreases

• Dry and clear skies

• Less water vapor

• Increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is water vapor?

• Water in the form of a gas

• The process of changing a gas to a liquid

• Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers

• A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is atmosphere?

• Water in the form of a gas

• The process of changing from a gas to a liquid

• The air that surrounds the Earth

• A state of matter that has definite shape and definite volume

The water cycle is...

• The forms matter can take such as solids, liquids, gas

• The change of water from one state to anotheras it moves between Earth's surface and atmosphere

• Water in the form of a gas

• A state of matter that has definite shape and definite volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does this symbol represent?

• Low pressure

• High pressure

• Hot air

• Hot temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6