Weather Front

The weather map shows the weather in four states on the same day. Based on this map, the weather in Ohio on the following day will MOST likely be?

• foggy

• snowy

• rainy

• sunny

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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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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 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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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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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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Low pressure air masses rotate in what direction? paragraph 6

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• to the west

• to the east

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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

Warm air is ______________________.

• less dense than cold air

• lighter than cold air

• thinner than cold air

• all of the answers

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