Scholastic Study Jams: Air Masses and Fronts

Scholastic Study Jams: Air Masses and Fronts

6th Grade

7 Qs

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Scholastic Study Jams: Air Masses and Fronts

Scholastic Study Jams: Air Masses and Fronts

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Hope Cobb

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an air mass?

a place where weather always changes in an extreme way

a large body of air with the same temperature and moisture

any kind of cloud that produces rain, snow, sleet or hail

any kind of air, as long as it is always wet and freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What forms when two air masses meet and create weather?

a formation

warm air

a front

a tornado

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a cold air mass crashes into a warm air mass, which kind of front is formed?

cold front

warm front

hot front

polar front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does a warm front usually bring a light and steady rain?

Warm fronts bring extremely low air pressure.

Weather that is not intense always happens at any kind of front.

A warm air mass violently crashes against a cold air mass, so the weather is wet.

A warm air mass slowly climbs up over the cold air mass, so the weather is less intense.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which kind of front usually forms long, thin stratus clouds?

polar front

cold front

warm front

hot front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is similar between the two kinds of maritime air masses?

amount of moisture in the air

temperature of the air mass

geographic location

types of clouds they form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would most likely happen if a continental polar air mass clashed with a continental tropical air mass?

The clouds would disappear, and the day would become clear and sunny.

Cumulus clouds would form, and a big thunderstorm would occur.

Stratus clouds would form, and they would make the day warmer.

Clouds would form, and they would bring light and steady rainfall.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5