Predicting Weather

What kind of weather will you see in a high-pressure area?

• Clear, sunny weather

• Hot, sunny weather

• Precipitation (rain and snow)

• Light breezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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This type of front happens when a cold air mass quickly moves forward, pushing warm air up into the atmosphere quickly. In this type of front one can expect to experience stormy weather and thunder.

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• tropical front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In high pressure systems air ________, allowing for clear skies. In low pressure systems, air _________, causing clouds and rainy weather to form.

• sinks, rises

• rises, sinks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A __________ is what we call the boundary between two different air masses that collide.

• front

• current

• pressure zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This image is the symbol for which type of front?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where am I most likely to find thunderstorms and heavy short rains?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

People on the news can predict the weather correctly 100% of the time!

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air masses move from areas of higher pressure, to areas of lower pressure. This movement is what causes __________.

• rain

• wind

• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of weather can you expect to see next to the red arrow on the map below?

• Cloudy skies, and the possibility of precipitation

• Clear skies, and little to no possibility of precipitation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain shadows occur in locations where

• moist ocean air rises over a mountain range.

• precipitation clouds block the sun.

• low pressure systems collide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6