Air Masses and Fronts
Grade 10•45 minutes•Standard 7: "Analyze and interpret data to explain Earth’s weather and climate."
Cloudinary
Clarification Statement: This involves analyzing and interpreting data to create surface maps, including high-pressure and low-pressure systems, isobars, wind barbs, cloud types, precipitation, and fronts.
Cloudinary
Learning Objective
I can interpret data from weather maps, including pressure systems and fronts, to predict weather patterns.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe how the temperature and humidity of an air mass influence the weather conditions it brings to a region.
2. Explain the difference between a cold front and a warm front, including the typical weather patterns associated with each.
3. How does a stationary front form, and what type of weather is typically associated with it?
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Educational Video
Air Masses, Fronts, Storms and Pressure Systems. A Full Video Lesson On What Causes Weather 6.E.2B.2
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