Types of Fronts

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cold dense air slides underneath warm air. The warm air is forced up, cools, and condenses.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Brings some clouds and gentle rains.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following characteristics of air masses with the word that goes with them.

• dry (over land)

• arctic

• cold

• polar

• wet/humid (over water)

• maritime

• warm

• tropical

• cool

• continental

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• High Density

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• Medium Density

• 
• Low Density

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Match the following

• Low Pressure

• 
• Warm Front

• 
• Stationary Front

• 
• High Pressure

• 
• Cold Front

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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MARITIME TROPICAL AIR MASS

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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MARITIME POLAR AIR MASS

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6