Weather Variables and Weather systems

Imagine you are a weather reporter for a news channel and you see a warm front approaching on your weather radar. What type of precipitation would you predict for your viewers?

• sleet

• snow

• light rain

• heavy rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Imagine you are a weather reporter in North Carolina. You notice a cold front approaching. What type of weather should you most likely forecast?

• calm

• dry

• sunny

• stormy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

You're a weather forecaster and you see a cold and a warm air mass at a standstill. What is this event called?

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Imagine you are a weather reporter in Western North Carolina. What kind of weather would you report if there was a stationary front?

• Clouds and rain persisting for many days

• Sunny skies followed by a brief period of rain

• Light rain followed by several days of sunny, warm weather

• Sunny skies and mild temperatures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Imagine you're an explorer, sailing across the vast oceans and trekking through dense forests. You've been studying weather patterns to predict your next move. You've heard that air masses are named based on whether they develop over land or water and their source regions. Is this piece of information true or false?

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Seattle is experiencing a heavy downpour followed by a sudden drop in temperature. What might be causing this weather?

• A warm air mass moved over the chilly air of Seattle.

• Two air masses met above Seattle, pushing the warm air mass upwards.

• The cold air from the Pacific Ocean went under the warm air of Seattle, pushing it upwards.

• A cold air mass and a warm air mass had a standoff over Seattle, but neither could push the other away.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

You find an air mass that originated over a desert. How would you classify this air mass, considering it was born over land and is dry?

• Maritime

• Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Imagine you're on a thrilling adventure, sailing across the vast ocean. Suddenly, you notice that the air masses forming over the water are moist. Can you guess what type of air masses these are?

• Maritime

• Continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The horizontal movement of air in the atmosphere

• air pressure

• wind

• humidity

• jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Imagine you're an adventurous meteorologist, sailing across the vast Gulf of Mexico and the vibrant Caribbean Sea. Can you guess the type of air mass you'd most likely bump into on this thrilling journey?

• Continental Arctic

• Continental Polar

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6