Weather Station Models and Fronts

What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does symbol # 3 mean?

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a line where hot and cold air are separating

• a line where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure

• stable air pressure

• a low pressure system

• a high pressure system

What symbol is this?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of front is associated with purple humps and triangles facing the same direction?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

How are fronts formed?

• When two air masses meet

• when two winds meet

• when two clouds meet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of front is shown?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Base your answer on on the station models below, which show various weather conditions recorded at the same time on the same day at four different cities. Which city had the lowest relative humidity?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Buffalo

• Utica

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Base your answer on the weather map below. The map shows a low-pressure system and some atmospheric conditions at weather stations A, B, and C.

Which cross section best represents the air masses, air movement, clouds, and precipitation occurring behind and ahead of the warm front located between stations A and B?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5