Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the
weather we experience?
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Weather- what is going on
outside right now. The current
temperature, barometric pressure
and wind conditions.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Climate- is the average of the
weather in a given place over a
long period of time.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
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Air pressure is the weight of the
air resting on a given area of
Earth’s surface.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
In a low pressure system, the
pressure of the air is lower than
the air around it. The air is less
dense.
Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in
a low pressure system.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
In a high pressure system the
pressure of the air is higher than that
of the air around it. (It’s more dense.)
Clear weather occurs in a high
pressure system.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Front- A boundary where two air
masses meet that differ in
temperature, pressure, and/or
humidity.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and
can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as
warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler
air and starts to cool down, water vapor
forms clouds which creates precipitation.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Atmospheric MovementThis is the large scale movement of air
throughout the atmosphere.
This movement is one of the ways weather
moves around our planet.
Now take some time…
• Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and
highlight or underline the main ideas that
answer the essential question, you should not
highlight everything.
Time to use the left hand column
• You will now write your own questions using
the question starters provided.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
How is…?
What is…?
Weather- what is going on
outside right now. The current
temperature, barometric pressure
and wind conditions.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
What is the
difference
between…?
Explain…
Climate- is the average of the
weather in a given place over a
long period of time.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
l
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
How is…?
What is…?
Air pressure is the weight of the
air resting on a given area of
Earth’s surface.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
How is…?
What is…?
In a low pressure system, the
pressure of the air is lower than
the air around it. The air is less
dense.
Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in
a low pressure system.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
Explain…?
What is the
difference
between…?
In a high pressure system the
atmospheric pressure of the air is
higher than that of the air around it.
(It’s more dense.)
Clear weather occurs in a high
pressure system.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
What is…?
Define…?
Front- A boundary where two air
masses meet that differ in
temperature, pressure, and/or
humidity.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
What is the
cause…?
What is…?
Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and
can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
What is…?
What is the
difference
between…?
Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as
warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler
air and starts to cool down, water vapor
forms clouds which creates precipitation.
Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we
experience?
Write a question
using one of
these question
starters:
How does…?
What is…?
Atmospheric MovementThis is the large scale movement of air
throughout the atmosphere.
This movement is one of the ways weather
moves around our planet.
Now let’s write a summary
Look at each question you
wrote on your own, and
answer each question in a
complete sentence.