1. 1. AIR MASSES AND FRONTS NOTES 2. PLAN A LAB Thursday, April 29 th

2. Weather From A Z Reminder!!! Due Friday (April 30 th ) for 15 points Each Page needs a description and a picture (each page also needs color)

3. Weather From A Z All items must be weather related. No Earthquakes or rocks! If you cant think of a word that starts with a certain letter, think of a word that has that letter in it.

4. Weather From A Z Letter that are hard to incorporate… Drizzle K-H Clouds Liquid Precipitation Katrina (Hurricane) Squall Line Zephyr

5. Air Masses Air with certain qualities… Hot or Cold Dry or Humid

6. Fronts The front of an air mass that is moving.

7. Fronts The front of an air mass that is moving. Fronts are connected with areas of LOW PRESSURE

8. Fronts Fronts are connected with areas of LOW PRESSURE Fronts and Low Pressure move across the US from West East following the Jet Stream.

9. Air Masses and Fronts Complete the Building Blocks of Weather activity by cutting out the US Map pieces and following the directions at the top.

10. Air Masses and Fronts

13. Plan a Lab… Q: What causes weather? Ans: Uneven heating of the Earth. Your Job: Create an experiment to show that the Earth heats unevenly

14. Plan a Lab… Materials available for you to use: Sand Soil Water Ice Thermometers Heat Lamps Bunsen Burners Any Type of Glassware Red or Blue Dye Aluminum Foil Any other reasonable item upon request

15. Plan a Lab… Assignment details: You will conduct an experiment next Tuesday to show that the Earth heats unevenly (at least that is your goal) Before beginning your experiment, I need to see your procedure and a chart that you will use to collect your data.

16. Plan a Lab to show that the Earth Heats unevenly Again…Materials available for you to use: Sand Soil Water Ice Thermometers Heat Lamps Bunsen Burners Any Type of Glassware Red or Blue Dye Aluminum Foil Any other reasonable item upon request