Weather Fronts Modified

A front is...

• a boundary between two different air masses at the Earth's surface

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• 
  where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is pictured?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

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What symbol is pictured?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of front is associated with purple semi-circles and triangles facing the same direction?

• Occluded Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

What type of front is shown?

• Stationary Front

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______. 

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

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This is the symbol for which type of front?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A _____________ weather front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A _____________ weather front occurs two cold air masses meet and push/force the warm air in the middle upwards.

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does warm air rise above cold air?

• Warm air is LESS dense than cold air

• Warm Air is MORE dense than cold air

• Warm air is stronger than cold air

• Warm air is faster than cold air

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