Air Mass Fronts

A wet, cold air mass would be - 

• maritime tropical 

• maritime polar

• continental tropical 

• continental polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An air mass that formed over the ocean near the equator would probably be - 

• maritime polar

• maritime tropical

• continental polar

• continental tropical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix?

• low pressure system

• super cell

• front

• high pressure system

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

What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• Dry

• Wet

• Cold

• Warm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

What type of front is characterized by a cold air mass moving under a warm air mass, causing the warm air to rise?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5