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Air Masses FrontsSymbols Climate Maps Predicting the Weather

A 100 Air mass that comes to the U.S. from the Gulf of Mexico *

A 100 Maritime Tropical (mT)

A 200 Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter comes from which air mass? *

A 200 Continental Polar (cP)

A 300 Air mass that comes to the U.S. from the northern Atlantic Ocean *

A 300 Maritime Polar (mP)

A 400 Air mass that comes to the U.S. from central Mexico *

A 400 Continental Tropical (cT)

A 500 The majority of air masses that come into the U.S. will move from ______ to ______

A 500 West to East

B 100 When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass *

B 100 Warm front

When a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses * B 200

Occluded front

B 300 When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs *

B 300 Stationary front

B 400 When a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass *

B 400 Cold front

True or False? A front is an area where Air masses meet and mix. B 500

FALSE; They do NOT mix

C 100

Cold Front

C 200

Occluded Front

C 300 *

Warm Front C 300

C 400 What does this weather symbol indicate?

C 400 Partly Cloudy Skies

C 500 Describe the cloud cover, wind speed and direction for the symbol below

- Clear skies (no clouds) - very low (no wind) - blowing in from the southwest C 500

D 100 The sun’s rays are least direct …*

D 100 Near the poles

D 200 The season’s are caused by …

D 200 The tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the sun.

D 300 The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a …

D 300 Continental Climate

D 400 Which of the following is not a factor which influences temperature? - altitude - distance from large bodies of water - ocean currents - irrigation

D 400 Irrigation

D 500 The 2 main factors that determine the climate of a region are …

D 500 Temperature and Precipitation

E 100 Scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it are called … *

E 100 Meteorologists

E 200 Techniques for predicting weather have changed and improved due to changes in …*

E 200 Technology

E 300 What kind of front does A represent? *

E 300 Cold Front

E 400 In what direction is C moving? *

E 400 East (North East)

E 500 What is B called? *

E 500 Isotherm

F 100 What type of air mass is air mass B? *

Continental Polar (cP) F 100

F 200 Describe the temperature and humidity of air mass A? *

Cold and humid F 200

F 300 Give the letter of an air mass on the map, which is likely to bring dry weather to the United states? *

B or E F 300

F 400 Give the letter of the zone in which the United States lies?

F 400 B

F 500 Name zones A - E

F 500 A - Polar B - Temperate C - Tropical D - Temperate E - Polar

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Cyclones and Anticyclones Click on screen to begin

Click on screen to continue Besides air pressure (and the type of weather they bring) one difference between cyclones and anticyclones is … *

Click on screen to continue The direction their winds circulate

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