Weather Maps Assessment

Label the diagram L for low pressure or H for high pressure.

• A - H

  B - H

• A - L

  B - H

• A - L

  B - L

• A - H

  B - L

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air in Fig. A. is rising because it is

• Less dense

• More dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air in Fig. B. brings with it

• Warm, moist air

• Bad weather

• Cold, moist air

• Good weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____________ are lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.

• Isobars
• Contour Lines

• Millibars

• Barometers

Identify the type of front shown in the diagram labeled C.

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the type of front shown in the diagram labeled B.

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Identify the type of front shown in the diagram labeled D.

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the type of front shown in the diagram labeled A.

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air masses are large bodies of air that have relatively uniform _______ and humidity.

• mass

• density

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses that originate over land are called _______.

• Continental
• Maritime

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5