Weather Fronts Check 23/24

What is the boundary between two air masses with different temperature and humidity called?

• Front

• Occluded front

• Cold front

• Warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What analogy describes the transition zone between two contrasting bodies of air?

• Forest fires

• Volcanic eruptions

• Warring armies

• Ocean waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front brings warm air to replace colder air at the surface?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Frontier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front brings a narrow band of heavy rain and thunderstorms?

• Frontier

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How is a cold front shown on a weather map?

• solid line with semi-circles (half circles)

• dotted line

• solid line with triangles

• solid line with alternating (every other) triangle and semi circle