Pressure Systems, Air Masses and Fronts

According to this map, a cold front is located in which region of the United States?

• South West

• Midwest

• North West

• North East

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Robert noticed that sunny skies suddenly became stormy. Which most likely happened when the weather changed in this way?

• Winds weakened

• Humidity decreased

• Air Pressire decreased

• Temperature increased

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

High pressure systems are usually associated with what type of weather?

• Clouds and precipitation

• Fair weather and sunny

• Severe Thunderstorms

• Jet Streams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Low pressure systems are associated with what type of weather?

• Clouds & precipitation

• Fair weather & sunny

• Jet Streams

• Dry Air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A weather system brought gentle rain and an increase in air temperature. Which type of front could have caused this?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is displayed?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When two different air masses collide...

• A front forms

• They casually become one

• A new planet evolves

• Dinosaurs become extinct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures

• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms

• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of storm front is this?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6