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Meteorology Seventh Grade Science ~ Mrs. Thomas
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A HUGE mass of air can have the
characteristics of the area over which it
occurs.
Warm or HOT Air
Cool or COLD Air
Moist Air
Dry Air
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earth.usc.edu/.../Catalina/WeatherPatterns.html
OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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When two air masses of different temperatures meet,
a BOUNDARY is formed between them, called a
front.
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A front is a zone of conflict
between opposing armies.
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HOT DRY air
COOL MOIST
air
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COOL MOIST
air
HOT DRY air
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• cold air pushes warmer air
• warmer air is forced to rise
• as boundaries meet, water condenses + precipitation forms
• Thunderstorms CAN result
• cumulus + cumulonimbus clouds
• the temperature DROPS after the front has passed
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/coldfront.GIF
REMEMBER: COLD or COOL air is heavier and more dense than warm air.
Cooler air has more force than warmer air.
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www.aos.wisc.edu/~aalopez/aos101/wk13.html
www.camelotdesign.com/crazy.htm
COLD fronts bring choppy
gusty winds.
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www.bbc.co.uk/.../synoptic_charts_rev2.shtml
OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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• warmer air is moving in a region of cooler air
• warmer less dense air rises + slides up and over the cooler air
• warmer air begins to cool as it rises up
• water vapor in the warmer cool has to condense + precipitation will form over a large area
• high cirrus clouds are seen first
• clouds become lower + lower as the front approaches
www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7r.html
REMEMBER: HOT or WARM air is lighter and less dense than cool air. Warmer air has less force than cooler air.
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www.aos.wisc.edu/~aalopez/aos101/wk13.html
etc.usf.edu/clipart/19400/19477/feather_19477.htm
www.camelotdesign.com/crazy.htm “Light as a feather”
type of breeze.
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OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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http://library.thinkquest.org/C0125863/weather/image/front_stationary_en.gif
• a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet but NEITHER ONE advances
• This front can stay in the same location for several days.
• cloudiness + precipitation occur along the front
• precipitation can be heavy since the front does not move very much
www.camelotdesign.com/crazy.htm
“Stalled” air masses. Not moving.
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http://www.kidsgeo.com/images/stationary-front_sm.jpg
OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/7r.html
library.thinkquest.org/.../weather/front.html
• FAST moving COLD front overtakes a SSSLLLOOOWWW moving warm front
• produces cloudy weather with precipitation
REMEMBER: WARM air is lighter and less dense than cool air. Warmer air gets pushed up and out of the way by the rushing COLDER air. But warm air can hold the moisture for the clouds and precipitation.
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OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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OBSERVE + DISCUSS
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earth.usc.edu/.../Catalina/WeatherPatterns.html
Warm Air + Moist
Warm Air + Moist
HOT Air + DRY
COLD Air + DRY
Cool Air + Moist
Cool Air + Moist
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All pictures used in this Power Point Presentation contain web site links to credit intellectual property.
Please follow those links to find more information about AIR MASSES and FRONTS.
This Power Point Presentation was created by Janet Moran, March 2008, for science classes at Copeland Middle School, Rockaway Township, NJ.
Edited by Mrs. Thomas For HBW.