Fronts

Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.  

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is the symbol for which type of front?

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front can cause cumulonimbus clouds to form & brings thunderstorms?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is being shown in the picture?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is the correct symbol for a warm front?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is the correct symbol for a cold front?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front poses the greatest risk of flooding?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What kind of front produces thunderstorms followed by colder weather?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5