Warm UpReview your clouds notes! HINT: There is a formative after this slide!

1.Check in2.Get your papers

(YES, even the blank paper!)

3.Do Warm Up

Clouds Quick CheckFORMATIVEAdd “Cumulonimbus” to the word

bankWe will go over the answers!

Air Masseslarge body of air

that has the same properties as the area of the Earth’s surface over which it forms.

For example, deserts produce hot dry air masses.

Air Masses (continued)

Warm Moist

Cool Moist

Cool Dry

Warm Dry

Warm Moist

Cool Moist

Fronts

The place where air masses meet is called a front.

Weather is caused by the way these air masses interact.

Fronts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U0W3-pruuY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp29NF9jQqg

Cold Fronts

Incoming dense cold air pushes up warm airThis forms a narrow band of violent storms

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/

Warm Fronts

Warm air slides over departing cool air.This forms feathery clouds then stratus then rain.

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/

Stationary Front

A cool air mass and a warm air masses meet and stop moving (neither one advances).

This causes a few days of rainy and windy weather.http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/

Stationary

Warm Front

Cold Front

Create a front flip bookFollow all directions to

create your study bookSHARE all color pencils,

scissors, and suppliesNot sure what to do? ASK!Put your name on the

back~

Do this first!Turn it in when you

are done.Then do the flip

book.

Draw Picture on the front!

Write description and weather that it brings on the inside!

Fronts Worksheet

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/air-masses-and-fronts.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeutC1WN6dc

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