Air Masses and Predicting Weather Changes

Air Masses and Predicting Weather Changes

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Air Masses and Predicting Weather Changes

Air Masses and Predicting Weather Changes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The border between an advancing mass of warm air and a receding mass of cooler air.

cool front

weather

atmosphere

warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A rising barometer indicates [blank] pressure. Air sinks, and [blank] weather moves in. A falling barometer indicates [blank] pressure. Air rises, and [blank] weather moves in.

high

cloudy

low

fair

low

fair

high

cloudy

high

fair

low

cloudy

low

cloudy

high

fair

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Warmer air masses are less dense and have less pressure than colder air masses.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When masses of cooler, denser air and warmer, lighter air move, it is called [blank]?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A body of air in the atmosphere that has mostly constant temperature, humidity, and pressure

cold front

warm front

atmosphere

weather

air mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This weather map shows the direction of movement of four different air masses. The data table gives the air pressure in four cities. Which air mass is demonstrating a flow of air from high to low pressure?

A

C

B

D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The border between an advancing mass of cold air and a receding mass of warm air

cold front

warm front

atmosphere

weather

air mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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