Earth and Environmental

What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of pressure system is pictured?

• high

• low

• medium

• none

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of weather would you expect with the pressure system pictured?

• clear

• cloudy

• severe storms

• hot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The trade winds and polar easterlies DO NOT typically impact NC's weather because

• they are sea breezes at the coast

• they are found near the equators or at the poles.

• they almost never are blowing

• they cancel each other out

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A Sea Breeze occurs during the

• night.

• day.

• night and day.

• alien encounter.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What types of air masses form over oceans?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of air masses form over land?

• Maritime

• Continental

• Polar

• Tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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