Meteorology Study Guide
Air Masses and Fronts
Label each air mass
Describe temperature and humidity of each type
of air mass:
Continental Polar
Continental Tropical
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
Where air masses meet but do not mix due to different temperatures and densities
becomes a _________________.
4 Kinds of Fronts
Make sure to draw an arrow showing the direction the front is moving.
Front:
Front:
Front:
Front:
Weather:
Weather:
Weather:
Weather:
Cloud:
Cloud:
Cloud:
Cloud:
Wind blows from an area of
_____________ pressure to an area
of _____________ pressure.
Local and Global Winds
What causes wind?  Differences in ______________________________________________
Local Winds:
•
Caused by differences in
Global Winds:
•
Produced by the
heating of the Earth’s
movement of air
surface within a
between the equator
_________________ area
and the poles –
_______________________
Draw and label the three global winds
on the globe…
Which type of global wind affects our
weather in the U.S.? ______________
_______________________________
The winds on Earth don’t blow in a straight line. What causes
them to curve? _____________________________________
Label the places on the Earth that
would have High pressure (with an H)
and label the area that would have a
Low pressure (with an L).
This is called the __________________
_________________.
Is this a Sea breeze or a Land breeze?
___________________________
Does this occur during the day or
night? _____________________
Why does it happen at this time? _____
______________________________________
______________________________________
____________________________________
Is this a Sea breeze or a Land breeze?
____________________________
Does this occur during the day or
night? _____________________
Why does it happen at this time? ______
______________________________________
______________________________________
_____________________________________
Does land or water heat up faster? _________________________
How does living near a large body of water affect your weather? ____________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Type of Heat Transfer
An example
Which type of heat transfer
is MOST responsible for
wind?
_______________________
In which layer of the atmosphere does all our weather take place? ____________________________
Where is the Ozone? _____________________________
What does the Greenhouse Effect do? _____________________________________________