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Predicting the Weather Air Masses Predicting the Weather Maps Fronts Symbols Climate 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

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

Maritime Tropical (mT)

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

Continental Polar (cP)

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

Maritime Polar (mP) A 300

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

Continental Tropical (cT) A 400

The majority of air masses that come into the U.S. will move from

West to East A 500

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

Warm front B 100

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

Occluded front B 200

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

Stationary front B 300

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

Cold front B 400

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

FALSE; They do NOT mix B 500

C 100

Cold Front C 100

C 200

Occluded Front C 200

C 300

Warm Front C 300

What does this weather symbol indicate?

Partly Cloudy Skies C 400

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

The sun’s rays are least direct …

Near the poles D 100

The season’s are caused by …

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

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

Continental Climate D 300

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 400

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

Temperature and Precipitation

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

Meteorologists E 100

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

Technology E 200

What kind of front does A represent?

Cold Front E 300

In what direction is C moving?

East (North East) E 400

What is B called? E 500

Isotherm E 500

What type of air mass is air mass B?

Continental Polar (cP) F 100

Describe the temperature and humidity of air mass A?

Cold and humid F 200

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

B or E F 300

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

B F 400

Name zones A - E F 500

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

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 Click on screen to continue

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