Weather Unit
Part One:
 Warm fronts and cold fronts are caused by _______________________.
Before
During
After
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
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Remember: _______________sinks, ________________ rises
Cold Front: Form where _____________________ moves towards ___________________
o This creates __________________________
Draw the cold front symbol
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Warm Front: form where ________________ moves towards ______________________.
Draw the warm front symbol
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Occluded Front: When a __________________________ overtakes a ____________________
and forces it up (___________)
Draw the Occlued Front symbol
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Stationary Front: When a ________________________ and ___________________________
can not over take each other (________)
Draw a Stationary Front:
Match:
A:
B:
C:
D:
Air pressure…
Driven by the _________
______________ matter and energy
Challenge Activity:
Warm Front? _____
Cold Front? ______
Occluded Front?______
Stationary Front? _______
High Pressure? _______
Low Pressure? _______
Cyclone? ______
_______ Rises (_________)
Wind _____________________
__________ Sinks (___________)
Part II:
 _______________________: A rotating tropical storm with severe winds
 Wind must be _______ miles (______ kilometers) per hour or greater.
 Accompanied by _________, ____________________, and ___________________.
 Usually originate near the equator and travel ______________ or ___________________
in the Northern Hemisphere (______________________ _________________)
 The _____________ has a ___________ pressure system
 Hurricanes love ___________ water and ___________ strength
Category
One
Wind
Storm Surge
Damage
Two
Three
Four
Five
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How does a storm surge increase coastal flooding?
____________________: A mobile, destructive ____________ of violently rotating wind
having the appearance of a __________________-shaped cloud and advancing beneath
a large storm system.
o Categories ______ to ________ (__________ destructive)
o __________ pressure system in middle
o A tornado over water is called a _________________________.
o Tornado safety:
 Stay
 Go to the
 Last resort
o Most tornadoes occur in _______________
 ______________________: A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
o Most important rule: _______________________________________
o Rule #8:
 _____________________: A storm in which snow or rain freezes on contact, forming a
coat of ice on the surfaces it touches
o Be proactive:
o Why do you not run a generator inside?
 ______________________: A storm with thunder and lightning as well as heavy rain or
_______________
o What do you do if you are stuck outside during a thunderstorm?
Part THREE:
 ____________________: A measure of the average kinetic energy (_______________) of
individual molecules in matter.
 Atoms and molecules (_____________________) are in constant motion.
o The high the temperature:
o Increased heat energy makes atoms:
 ______________________: a measure of the heat from expanding and contracting
liquids or coils
o Boiling pt of water (Fahrenheit): ____________
o Freezing pt of water (Fahrenheit): ____________
 Convert 95 from Fahrenheit to Celsius:
o Subtract 32
o Divide by 9
o Multiply 5
 Practice: 112 F to ________C
**** STOP on SLIDE 37****
230 F to _______C
152 F to ______C
Part IV:
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____________________: A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all pints of
equal or constant temperature.
____________________: the study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather
processes and forecasting.
What layer of the earth does weather happen in? ___________________________
Climate….Driven by the ____________, ___________________ life, ____________________ over
__________________ from man-made and natural causes.
A ____________________ _________________________ makes continuous measurements of
different aspects of the weather.
Weather stations use _______________________ ___________________________ so that their
readings can be compared.
Weather tool
Thermometer
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Barometer
Rain Guage
Satellites
Weather balloons
What does it do
Picture
Isobar
****Stop at slide 94****
Part Five:
 The earth is floating _________________.
 Navigators must compensate for earth’s rotation (_______________________)
 Pressure gradient forces cause hurricanes to spin ______________________ of the
coriolis Force but the coriolis force keeps __________________________ forming
hurricanes from crossing the equator and sends them _____________.
 A rotating body creates weather __________________________, _______________________
_________________________, and thus has a significant impact on our ________________.
 ______________ is the movement of _____________________________ air on a planet,
caused by the different temperatures ___________, and therefor _______ pressure
differences.
 The _________________________: any of the high speed, high altitude air
___________________ that circle the earth in a westerly direction.
 Flying times can be significantly shorter going from California to New York
because of this: ____________________________.
Part Six:
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____________: The movement of _________, from ___________ pressure to __________
pressure.
 The wind is caused by different ______________________ around the planet.
 This is caused by the _________
 Weather is caused by the __________________ from the _________ being __________________
throughout earth.
 Ways wind is good
 Wind is an important _____________________ ___________________.
 Without wind land would not get what? ___________________
 Wind ______________ to prey/predators
 Allows animals to ___________________
 ___________ and _________________ us down.
 Plants use wind to ________________________
Draw this globe. We will label it together!!
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Doldrums_-areas of _______ wind. Occurs at the ______________________, air here heats
up fast causing low pressure.
Horse Latitudes: Areas of _____ wind, occurs at ______________ + ________, air stops
moving towards the poles and sinks.
Trade Winds- _____________ winds are blown towards the ____________________
because the horse latitudes produce areas of ________ pressure.
__________________ ___________________ curves the wind!!**
Prevailing Westerlies- Winds blowing towards the __________, Move from
_____________ to _________________ occurs between ____________________________.
Polar Easterlies-_______________air sinks and heads towards the __________________,
________________________ Effect curves the winds**
The winds circulate ____________________ and _________________