Air Mass/Fronts/Maps

Multiple Choice

What is the correct label for the wind belt located at point F?

• Doldrums

• Westerlies

• Trade Winds

• Horse Latitudes

Let's check our global winds notes from last class

Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of the temperature gradient that generates jet streams?

• Differences in humidity

• Differences in altitude

• Temperature differences between polar and tropical regions

• Differences in wind speed

Multiple Choice

What are jet streams?

• The trail left from an airplane.

• Bands of strong wind.

• The winds that push jets through the air.

• Wind made from tornadoes.

Let's write about Jet Streams

• fast moving bands of wind

• blow from east to west (due to the rotation of earth)

• higher in the atmosphere than prevailing winds

• fluctuates

Draw

Label the air below with H for high pressure and L for low pressure.

Draw

What direction do you think the air particles will flow?

Multiple Choice

What direction do air particles move to create wind?

• High pressure-> Low pressure

• Low pressure-> High pressure

• High pressure-> High pressure

• Low pressure-> Low pressure

Let's draw High and Low Pressure in our notes.

Labelling

Label the three boxes as being either DRY or WET based off of what we know about the regions.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

DRY

WET

WET

Labelling

Label the boxes with COLD or WARM based off of what we know about these regions.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

WARM

COLD

Categorize

Options (6)

B

A

C

E

D

F

Let's put it all together

Cold/Dry

Cold/Wet

Warm/Dry

Warm/Wet

Label your diagram for your notes!

Multiple Choice

Select the phrase that describes continental air masses.

• form over land and are dry

• form over water and are dry

• form over land and are moist

• form over water and are moist

Multiple Choice

Continental-Tropical Air Mass

• Dry, warm air

• Dry, cold air

• Wet, warm air

• Wet, cold air

Multiple Choice

Maritime-Polar air mass

• Dry, warm air

• Dry, cold air

• Wet, warm air

• Wet, cold air

​What observations can you make about the following images?

​Think-pair-share

Multiple Choice

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

Multiple Choice

The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently experienced a temperature rise?

• Amarillo

• Detroit

• Orlando

• Reno

Multiple Choice

What are the current weather conditions in Chicago?

• Clear, cool, dry weather

• Heavy rain and storms

• Light rain

• Light rain for several days

Multiple Choice

Look at the map and explain what front is located in Texas.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

Hotspot

Which of the locations highlighted on the map are about to experience a warm front?

Multiple Choice

Which of the locations highlighted on the map are about to experience a cold front?

• New York

• Chicago

• Kansas City

• Atlanta

• Miami