Weather Fronts and Clouds

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Warm up question time!

Which way does the Earth spin? (think about where the Sun rises)

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As the year progresses from summer to winter, is the earth getting closer to or farther away from the Sun?

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Briefly describe the process of convection.

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As altitude in the Troposphere increases, what happens to the air? Briefly describe temperature, pressure, and density changes.

Multiple Choice

If I burn my hand by grabbing a hot frying pan handle, what is that an example of?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Insolation

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If I blew up a balloon in this classroom and then took it outside on a hot day, what would happen to the volume of air in the balloon?

• It would shrink.

• It wouldn't change size.

• It would grow.

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Which of the following best describes density?

• $$\frac{mass}{volume}$$  

• $$\frac{temperature}{volume}$$  

• $$\frac{volume}{weight}$$  

• $$\frac{weight}{temperature}$$  

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Why do areas near the equator get more heat from the Sun's rays than areas near the poles?

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Compared to cold air, warm air is:

• more dense

• the same density

• less dense

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High pressure brings

• rain

• clear skies

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Wind blows from where to where?

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

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Cyclonic winds blow which way in the Northern Hemisphere?

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

• east to west

• north to south

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Which of the following symbols represents an occluded front?

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Which of the following symbols represents a warm front?

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Which of the following symbols represents a stationary front?

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Which of the following symbols represents a cold front?

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What is a weather front? (What happens there?)

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Why do warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts?