
Weather Patterns
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Kailyn Nacoste
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Weather Patterns
Chapter 3 Lesson 2
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Lesson Stats
SC.6.E.7.3 Describe how global weather patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, and humidity and precipitation
GOAL: Differentiate between the weather fronts and the weather associated with them
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What effect does each front have on local weather conditions?
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Multiple Choice
Wind moves from areas of .............. to areas of ...............?
high pressure to low pressure
low pressure to high pressure
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Multiple Choice
Weather is a ............. condition of a certain place during a certain time.
long term
short term
water cycle
none of the above
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Pressure Systems
High Pressure Systems: high pressure in the center (dry weather, clear skies)
Low Pressure Systems: low pressure in the center (clouds and precipitation).
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Air Masses
large bodies of air that have the same temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Formed when high pressure systems lingers over an area.
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Multiple Choice
What happens when a high pressure system comes in contact with Earth?
it gets hot
it gets cold
shows the temperature and humidity of the area below it
a hurricane forms
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Multiple Choice
How are air masses formed?
when low pressure systems linger over an area
when the air is cold
when the air is hot
when high pressure systems linger over an area
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Types of Air Masses
Maritime Polar (cold and humid)
Continental Polar (cold winters, cool summers)
Arctic (bitterly cold, dry air)
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Types of Air Masses
Maritime Tropical (hot and humid summers, snowfall in winter)
Continental Tropical (clear skies, high temperatures
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Multiple Choice
What type of air masses forms over oceans?
arctic
continental
maritime
tropical
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Multiple Select
What type of air masses form over land?
arctic
maritime
continental
tropical
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Fronts
a boundary between two air masses
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Warm Front
Forms when warm air moves toward cool air (steady precipitation)
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Cold Front
cold air pushes underneath warm air (showers and thunderstorms)
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Multiple Choice
If it is drizzling rain outside, what type of front has occured?
Warm Front
Cold Front
Maritime
Polar
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Multiple Choice
Uh Oh! Severe Thunderstorm is happening. What type of front has occurred?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Tropical
Continental
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