Pressure Systems, Air Masses and Fronts

A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

• air mass

• cloud

• tornado

• front

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What front does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

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What front does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

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The place where one air mass meets with another air mass

• Barometer

• Front

• Weather

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A ​ (a)   front is moving through Texas, as well as a ​ (b)   pressure system.

• cold

• low

• warm

• high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the term for the boundary that separates two different air masses?

• Air wall

• Front

• Air barrier

• Climate divide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A front that remains stalled over an area for an extended period of time is called a _________________________.

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

• A boundary between two different air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other

• Light rain over several days

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Answer explanation

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Cooler air exerts _____ pressure than warmer air.

• more

• less

• the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the front described: The same weather has been here for days. The sky is cloudy and it rains every once in a while.

• a warm front

• a cold front

• a stationary front

• an occluded front

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