Topic: Weather
Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Weather- what is going on outside right now. The current temperature, barometric pressure and wind conditions.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Climate- is the average of the weather in a given place over a long period of time.
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Air pressure is the weight of the air resting on a given area of Earth’s surface.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
In a low pressure system, the pressure of the air is lower than the air around it. The air is less dense.
Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in a low pressure system.
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Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
In a high pressure system the pressure of the air is higher than that of the air around it. (It’s more dense.)
Clear weather occurs in a high pressure system.
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Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Front- A boundary where two air masses meet that differ in temperature, pressure, and/or humidity.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler air and starts to cool down, water vapor forms clouds which creates precipitation.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Atmospheric Movement-
This is the large scale movement of air throughout the atmosphere.
This movement is one of the ways weather moves around our planet.
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Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Weather- what is going on outside right now. The current temperature, barometric pressure and wind conditions.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is…?
What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Climate- is the average of the weather in a given place over a long period of time.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is the difference between…?
Explain…
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?l
Air pressure is the weight of the air resting on a given area of Earth’s surface.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is…?
What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
In a low pressure system, the pressure of the air is lower than the air around it. The air is less dense.
Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in a low pressure system.
L
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How is…?
What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
In a high pressure system the atmospheric pressure of the air is higher than that of the air around it. (It’s more dense.)
Clear weather occurs in a high pressure system.
H
Write a question using one of these question starters:
Explain…?
What is the difference between…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Front- A boundary where two air masses meet that differ in temperature, pressure, and/or humidity.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is…?
Define…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms.Write a question
using one of these question starters:
What is the cause…?
What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler air and starts to cool down, water vapor forms clouds which creates precipitation.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
What is…?
What is the difference between…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Atmospheric Movement-
This is the large scale movement of air throughout the atmosphere.
This movement is one of the ways weather moves around our planet.
Write a question using one of these question starters:
How does…?
What is…?
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