2.10 Air Masses and Fronts

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Joseph Davis

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19 Slides • 12 Questions

Word Cloud

Let's Review...

Pick a letter from the image and tell me the name of the cloud.

Type response here

Open Ended

Think about it...

Why do you think the area highlighted on the map has so many tornadoes during the Springtime?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

An air mass originates over the snowfields of Eastern

Europe and Russia, especially in winter. What type of air

mass will it be?

maritime polar

continental polar

maritime tropical

Draw

Sketch a picture of a WARM front and the symbol that you would see on a weather map.

Draw

Sketch a picture of a COLD front and the symbol that you would see on a weather map.

Multiple Choice

Which type of front is formed when a cold front

overtakes a warm front?

cold front

warm front

occluded front

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the importance of weather fronts is

true?

Weather fronts can lead to the formation of precipitation and temperature

changes.

Weather fronts do not impact wind patterns.

Weather fronts are not associated with any severe weather events.

Multiple Choice

Which type of cloud is typically associated with a warm front?

stratocumulus

stratus

altocumulus

Multiple Choice

Where would a continental tropical air mass form?

Gulf of Mexico

Northern Canada

Mojave Desert

Match

Match the different types of characteristics with their weather fronts.

boundary between warm and cold air masses where colder air is advancing and replacing warmer air

boundary between warm and cold air masses that is not moving or is moving very slowly

boundary between warm and cold air masses where warmer air is advancing and replacing colder air

type of front that forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front

cold front

stationary front

warm front

occluded front

Open Ended

List the weather patterns associated with warm fronts.

_{You may start your answer with:}

The weather patterns associated with warm fronts are . . .

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Labeling

Exit Ticket...

Match the Description to the Air Mass.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Cold and Wet

Cold and Dry

Hot and Wet

Hot and Dry

Let's Review...

Pick a letter from the image and tell me the name of the cloud.

Type response here

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