Fronts with video

Fronts with video

Poll

Which do you think is true of Air Masses? (choose as many as you want)

• They move

• They meet each other

• They stay still

• Each creates its own weather by itself

Multiple Choice

What happens when warm and cold air meet?

• cold goes above warm

• warm goes above cold

• they mix

Poll

What do you think will happen when warmer air rises?

• it will cool and can't hold as much moisture

• it will cool and will hold more moisture

• it will heat and hold more moisture

• it will heat and can't hold as much moisture

Open Ended

A front is when two air masses meet (like when warm air meets cool air). Explain why clouds and precipitation might occur here.

Questions to think about

• Which air mass is pushing into the other?

• Does the air mass move fast or slow?

• What symbol represents the front?

• What weather can we expect from the front?

Multiple Choice

In a COLD FRONT, cold air is

• pushing into warm air

• rising above warm air

• staying still

Multiple Choice

in a COLD FRONT, hot air

• moves up gradually

• moves up almost vertically

Multiple Choice

In a COLD FRONT,

• The hot air goes up quickly, losing its ability to hold the moisture quickly. Huge clouds will form and storms can occur

• The hot air goes up slowly, slowly losing its ability to hold moisture. Clouds will form and rain will fall slowly.

Multiple Choice

Which symbol represents a cold front?

Multiple Choice

What type of weather will you find at a cold front?

• thunderstorms

• slow drizzle

• sunny skies

Multiple Choice

What type of air is doing the pushing?

• cold

• warm

Multiple Choice

In a WARM FRONT, the warm air

• rises more gradually over the cold front

• rises more vertically over the cold front

Multiple Choice

In a WARM FRONT, the weather I will see is

• downpours and thunderstorms

• sunny skies

• overcast (cloudy) with drizzle

Multiple Choice

Which symbol represents a warm front?