Air Masses
Fronts
Severe Weather
Weather Tools
Air Qualities
100

Which air mass is dry and warm?

Continental Tropical

100

Which front occurs when warm air rises over cold causing rain and snow?

Warm Front
100

Which severe weather event has strong winds, low temperatures, and large quantities of snow?

Blizzard

100

Which weather tool measures wind direction?

Wind vane

100

What quality of air was confirmed when we blew into the brown paper bag?

Air takes up space

200

Which air mass is cold and moist?

Maritime Polar

200

Which front occurs when cold air sinks below the warm air making the warm air rise? It cause thunderstorms.

Cold Front

200

Which severe weather event is a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground?

Tornado
200

Which weather tool measures humidity?

Hygrometer

200

What quality of weather was confirmed when we weighed the popped balloon and the balloon with air?

Air has mass

300

Which air mass is moist and warm?

Maritime Tropical

300

Which front occurs when a warm and cold air mass meet, but they do not move?

Stationary Front

300
Which severe weather event is a cyclone or tropical storm that produces high winds in the Northern Hemisphere?

Hurricane

300

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

Barometer

300

Which quality of air was confirmed when we used a fan to speed up the air?

Air moves

400

Which air mass is cold and dry?

Continental Polar

400

Which air mass occurs when two cold air masses surround a warm air mass, and the warm air mass rises allowing the two cold masses to meet?

Occluded Front

400

Which severe weather event has straight-line winds with no precipitation?

Windstorm

400

Which weather tool measures wind speed?

Anemometer 

400

Which quality of air was confirmed when the index card suctioned to the jar without letting water flow through?

Air has pressure

500

2 PARTS! Which air mass is located in Canada? Which air mass is located in Mexico?

Mexico - Continental Tropical

Canada - Continental Polar

500

MULTIPLE PARTS: Have your teacher draw the symbols for the air masses and identify each.

Correct

500

Which severe weather event results from a cold air mass flowing under a warm air mass?

Thunderstorm

500

What carries weather instruments in the sky?

Weather Balloon

500

Which quality of air was confirmed when the sandwich bag of air lifted the notebook?

Air does work