Weather Front

When you see this symbol on the weather map, what does this mean?

• Low Tide Area

• Low Humidity Area

• Low Temperature Area

• Low Pressure Area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

• sunny and fair

• rain and/or thunderstorms

• snow

• cool and dry air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a____________________.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

When a warm and a cold air mass meet, what happens?

• The warm air would slide up and over the cold air.

• The heavier cold air would sink and slide in under the warm air.

• Some form of precipitation would occur.

• all of the answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The edge between two air masses is called a_______________.paragraph 8

• wedge

• line

• front

• boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When two air masses meet, what happens?

• it always rains

• the weather changes and precipitation usually occurs

• it becomes sunny and mild weather

• the weather will become colder

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of weather would a maritime tropical air mass bring? paragraph 5

• cold dry air,

• warm dry air, heat

• cold moist air, snow

• warm moist air, may bring rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens after a cold air mass passes through and area? paragraph 9

• It snows and stays for many days.

• Only cold weather forms in the area.

• Any rain stops. Dry, clear cool or cold weather follows.

• It rains or snows for many days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low pressure air masses rotate in what direction? paragraph 6

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• to the west

• to the east

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is the boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity.

• cold

• warm

• humidity

• front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5