BELL-RINGER! WHAT HAPPENS TO WARM AIR WHEN IT IS LIFTED UP INTO THE ATMOSPHERE? WHAT HAPPENS IF A LOT OF WARM AIR IS LIFTED?

IDENTIFY THESE CLOUDS!!!!

WEATHER SYSTEMS IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE RAIN

TYPES OF FRONTS THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF FRONTS WARM FRONTS COLD FRONTS OCCLUDED FRONTS STATIONARY FRONTS Just remember COWS! Cold Occluded Warm Stationary

WARM FRONT WARM AIR PUSHING OVER COLD AIR SLIDES UP THE RAMP WEATHER ASSOCIATED: STEADY RAIN

COLD FRONT COLD AIR SHOVES WARM AIR WARM GETS PUSHED INTO THE SKY WEATHER ASSOCIATED: THUNDERSTORMS

OCCLUDED FRONT WARM AIR GETS DOUBLE-TEAMED BY COLD AIR THROWN UP INTO THE SKY WEATHER ASSOCIATED: SEVERE STORMS

STATIONARY FRONT WARM AND COLD AIR ARE NOT MOVING BUT THEY ARE STILL TOUCHING WEATHER ASSOCIATED: STEADY RAIN OVER DAYS

YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND TWO TYPES OF MOVEMENT WITH WEATHER SYSTEMS CYCLONIC – COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (NORTHERN HEM.) ANTICYCLONIC – CLOCKWISE (NORTHERN HEM.)

YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SURFACE MAPS SHOW WEATHER SYSTEMS AND WHERE THEY ARE MOVING

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER