Fronts
Week of:
Fronts
Week of:
1. Air Mass- A large region of the atmosphere in which
the air has similar characteristics (temperature)
2. Front- The boundary where two different air masses
meet (they don’t mix)
3. Cold Front- cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
Cold Fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. After the
storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
4. Warm Front- warm air moves in over a cold air mass.
Often brings light, steady rain or snow for days.
Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more
humid.
5. Hurricane- severe storm with strong winds and heavy
rainfall that form over warm ocean waters near the
equator.
6. El Nino- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual
and affects the atmosphere and weather around the
world.
7. La Nina- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and affects the
atmosphere and weather around the world.
1. Air Mass- A large region of the atmosphere in which
the air has similar characteristics (temperature)
2. Front- The boundary where two different air masses
meet (they don’t mix)
3. Cold Front- cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
Cold Fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. After the
storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
4. Warm Front- warm air moves in over a cold air mass.
Often brings light, steady rain or snow for days.
Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more
humid.
5. Hurricane- severe storm with strong winds and heavy
rainfall that form over warm ocean waters near the
equator.
6. El Nino- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual
and affects the atmosphere and weather around the
world.
7. La Nina- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and affects the
atmosphere and weather around the world.
Fronts
Week of:
Fronts
Week of:
1. Air Mass- A large region of the atmosphere in which
the air has similar characteristics (temperature)
2. Front- The boundary where two different air masses
meet (they don’t mix)
3. Cold Front- cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
Cold Fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. After the
storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
4. Warm Front- warm air moves in over a cold air mass.
Often brings light, steady rain or snow for days.
Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more
humid.
5. Hurricane- severe storm with strong winds and heavy
rainfall that form over warm ocean waters near the
equator.
6. El Nino- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual
and affects the atmosphere and weather around the
world.
7. La Nina- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and affects the
atmosphere and weather around the world.
1. Air Mass- A large region of the atmosphere in which
the air has similar characteristics (temperature)
2. Front- The boundary where two different air masses
meet (they don’t mix)
3. Cold Front- cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
Cold Fronts often bring brief, heavy storms. After the
storm, the weather is usually cooler and drier.
4. Warm Front- warm air moves in over a cold air mass.
Often brings light, steady rain or snow for days.
Afterward the weather is usually warmer and more
humid.
5. Hurricane- severe storm with strong winds and heavy
rainfall that form over warm ocean waters near the
equator.
6. El Nino- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual
and affects the atmosphere and weather around the
world.
7. La Nina- A climate pattern where the water in the
Pacific Ocean gets colder than usual and affects the
atmosphere and weather around the world.