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Weather Fronts

Weather Fronts. The boundary between 2 air masses with different temperatures Brings about a change in weather. Warm Front. Passes slowly through an area. Cold Front. Passes quickly through an area…sometimes as fast as 100 km/ hr. Stationary Front. Can remain stalled over an area for days.

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Weather Fronts

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  1. Weather Fronts The boundary between 2 air masses with different temperatures Brings about a change in weather

  2. Warm Front Passes slowly through an area

  3. Cold Front Passes quickly through an area…sometimes as fast as 100 km/hr

  4. Stationary Front Can remain stalled over an area for days

  5. Occluded Front

  6. Website – shows animated process • http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/

  7. Fronts – Another Website • http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/frnts/wfrnt/def.rxml

  8. Assignment • Complete the Compare and Contrast on page 32 and the worksheets on pages 33-34

  9. Warm Front ws

  10. Description of a warm frontAnswers to worksheet • Warm • Into/toward/over/thru • Less • Cold • Cold • Cools • Front • Front • Cirrus 10. Sky 11. Altostratus 12. Rain 13. Snow 14. Nimbostratus 15. Freezing Rain/hail 16. Sleet 17. Rises/increases/warms

  11. Cold Front ws

  12. Description of a Cold FrontAnswers to worksheet • Cold • Slower • Denser/more dense • Up • Air • Vertical • Moist • Rise 9. Thick 10. Slowly 11. 100 12. Long 13. Temperature 14. Winds 15. Thunderstorms 16. Tornadoes

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