Weather CFA

What do the lines making a circle around the low-pressure area indicate?

• an occluded front

• areas of equal altitude

• areas of equal pressure

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the line of blue triangles mean on a weather map?

• a warm front

• a cold front

• an occluded front

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the line of red semicircles mean on a weather map?

• a cold front

• a warm front

• an occluded front

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do the lines making a circle around the high-pressure area indicate?

• an occluded front

• areas of equal altitude

• areas of equal pressure

• a stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement best describes the weather shown by the red semicircles on a line on a weather map?

• A warm front brings drizzly weather.

• A cold front can cause heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.

• A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days.

• An occluded front can cause light to heavy precipitation that may last several days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes the weather shown by the blue triangles on a line on a weather map?

• A warm front brings drizzly weather.

• A cold front can cause heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.

• A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days.

• An occluded front can cause light to heavy precipitation that may last several days.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes the weather shown by the blue triangles going one way and the red semicircles going the other way on a line on a weather map?

• A warm front brings drizzly weather.

• A cold front can cause heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.

• A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days.

• An occluded front can cause light to heavy precipitation that may last several days.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes the weather shown by the purple combination of semicircles and triangles on a line on a weather map?

• A warm front brings drizzly weather.

• A cold front can cause heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.

• A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days.

• An occluded front can cause light to heavy precipitation that may last several days.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which kind of weather will the low-pressure system bring to Chicago on day 3?

• cold and rainy

• warm and sunny

• cold and dry

• warm and rainy

Answer explanation

Air masses move across the U.S.A. from west to east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best predicts the weather for Denver, Colorado on day 3.

• A high-pressure system will bring warm, dry temperatures.

• A low-pressure system from the east will bring rain.

• Thunderstorms should be expected.

• A maritime air mass will make the area humid.

Answer explanation

Air masses move across the U. S. A. from west to east.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6