Fronts, Air Masses, and Weather
Post-Secondary•45 minutes•ESS.4: Analyze and interpret data to understand the factors that influence weather and climate, including the roles of the sun’s energy, Earth's rotation, and atmospheric composition.
ESS.5: Develop models to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
ESS.6: Use computational representations to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity
Learning Objective
I can analyze data from weather instruments to predict changes in weather based on the movement and interaction of air masses and fronts.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define an air mass and describe the characteristics that make it relatively uniform.
2. Explain the difference between a cold front and a warm front in terms of air mass movement and the resulting weather.
3. Describe the cloud formation process associated with a cold front.
...and 9 more questions
Educational Video
What are Weather Fronts? Warm Front, Cold front? | Weather Wise
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