Topic 2: Lesson 3 - Air Masses

What are the major causes for moving air masses in North America? Choose the two that apply.

• changing humidity

• low temperatures

• jet stream

• prevailing westerlies

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When a warm air mass is caught between two cold fronts, the result is a(n) __________ front.

• occluded

• warm

• cold

• stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of air mass would most likely bring warm, dry weather?

• maritime tropical

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• continental polar

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What type of weather pattern spins counterclockwise and brings rain?

• Tornado

• Cyclone

• Thunderstorm

• Blizzard

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What type of air mass would bring wet, warm weather?

• maritime tropical

• continental tropical

• maritime polar

• continental polar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What kind of front would involve warm air moving in and overtaking a cold air mass?

• cold front

• warm front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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When a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass, the result is a(n) __________ front.

• cold

• warm

• occluded

• stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a fast-moving warm air mass overtakes a slower-moving cold air mass, the result is a(n) __________ front.

• occluded

• warm

• cold

• stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass but neither one can move the other, the result is a(n) __________ front.

• warm

• cold

• occluded

• stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5