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L24 The meteorologist says a storm is coming…. Air Masses and Fronts. Created by sfalwell , permission for teachers to use if they include a link to http://comelearnmore.com/. Air is a FLUID. A fluid can be a liquid or a gas Like water, air FLOWS and FORMS MASSES (AKA “blobs”). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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L24The meteorologist says
a storm is coming…
Air Masses and Fronts
Created by sfalwell, permission for teachers to use if they include a link to http://comelearnmore.com/
Air is a FLUID
• A fluid can be a liquid or a gas
• Like water, air FLOWSand FORMS MASSES (AKA “blobs”)
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VOCABULARY1. Air Mass =
2. Tropical =
3. Polar =
4. Continental =
5. Maritime =
1. a “blob” of air with similar properties
2. Near equator (warmer)
3. Near poles (colder)
4. Over land (dry)
5. Over water (humid)
http://www.freeusandworldmaps.com/images/World_Regions_Print/NAmericaPrintNoText.jpg
Maritime Polar Maritime
Polar
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Tropical
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
R 24 (Top Half of Page)
FRONT =
Review: How does
different temperature air move?
What makes clouds and precipitation?
• Warm front• Cold front• Stationary front• Occluded front
R24 Quest. go on bottom of page
Key words in your answers: Density
Condensation
where 2 or more air masses meet
4 Types of Fronts
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Set Up Interactive Notebook PagesNotes on 4 types of frontsL25
Warm FrontR25
Stationary Front
Cold Front Occluded Front
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http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0127-warm-fronts.php
Warm Front
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0128-cold-fronts.php
Cold Front
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0129-stationary-fronts.php
Stationary Front
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Occluded Front
Set Up Interactive Notebook PagesNotes on 4 types of fronts
At the end of this lesson, you want to be able to explain:
1. How are air masses formed and named?
2. What are the 4 kinds of fronts?a) How are they named?b) What kind of weather do they
bring? Why?
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