Name _______________________________________________________________ Block __________Date __________
Use the Prezi to answer the following questions:
1. Air masses are large bodies of air that take on the properties of the land they form over. What words are
usually used when describing an Air mass? _______________________________________________________
2. What type of air mass would form over Rainforest? ________________________________________________
3. Fill in the squares with the type of air mass present at the different arrows.
Temp.
Humidity
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
4. A front is where two air masses meet.
Weather is created by _____________________
5. On a map, how do you know which direction a
front is moving? __________________________
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6. Fill in the table with information about each of the fronts from the Prezi. These are your notes on
fronts so make sure you are writing in complete sentences and taking down all the important
information.
Front name
AND
Symbol
Description of the front
The type of
weather caused by
the front
A small image to help you
remember the front
Let’s practice!
7. Identify the fronts on the map: ______________________ ________________________
8. What direction is the cold front moving? _________________________________
9. Knowing what you know about cold front, can you predict what will be the weather in El Paso in a few days?
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10. Make another weather prediction based on the map?
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NOW it is YOUR turn!
Weather maps show the recorded weather conditions over a large geographic area.
11. Use the map shown on this page along with the weather symbols on the back to complete the chart below.
City
Detroit
Oklahoma City
Boston
Temperature
Air Pressure
Cloud Cover
Wind Speed &
Direction
Weather
Conditions/
Precipitation