Weather Fronts Quiz

Occurs when warm, humid air is pushed up and results in a short period of heavy rain and possibly violent thunderstorms:

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Occurs when warm air raises steadily above the cooler air mass and causes gentle rain showers for longer periods of time:

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A combination of two fronts that form when a cold front catches up and overtakes a warm front. The result is a mix of rain showers and thunderstorms:

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The boundary between two air masses when neither is moving. Clear skies to partly cloudy skies may result, with occasional light rain:

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the front represented by this symbol.

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the front represented by this symbol.

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the front represented by this symbol.

• Occluded front

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the front represented by this symbol.

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An occluded front involves three different air masses.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A weather front will always result in a storm.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5