Scientist’s Name: _____________________________
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Meteorology, Forecasting, Air Masses, Weather Fronts
Guided Notes
“Meteorologists in Training”
•What causes the Weather?
•How can we predict the weather?
•How do we Forecast the Weather?
Meteorology: the Scientific study of __________________________________
Meteorologist: a person who observes and collects data on ______________________________________ to
make ______________________________________
Weather Forecast- a _________________________________ of _________________________________________________
Meteorologists use:
▫_______________________________
▫_________________________________
Weather Maps….
Purpose: __________________________________________
_________________________of a place.
What direction does weather move across the U.S. ________________ ----------- ______________
Weather Map Key: Tells
you what the symbols
mean on a map!
Station Model: A small circle that shows _____________________
at a ____________________________________. __________________________ and
______________________________ represent the weather data.
Scientist’s Name: _____________________________
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Air masses and Weather Fronts
What is an Air Mass?
An air mass is a ________________________________ that has similar ___________________________ and
________________________________throughout.
Warm/ Tropical:
Develops over
Wet (Maritime)
Dry (Continental)
Forms over _____________________
Forms over ________________________
______________________
______________
Maritime Tropical
Continental Tropical
___________________
_______________
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar
_____________________
Cold/Polar:
forms over
______________________
What happens when two different Air masses meet? They _____________________________!!!
Weather front: is a boundary ______________________________________________________________________.
Weather Fronts cause ________________________________________________________________________.
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Scientist’s Name: _____________________________
There are four types of Weather Fronts….
Cold Front
What Happens?
What Weather does it cause?
Warm Front
What Happens?
What Weather does it cause?
Stationary Front
What Happens?
What Weather does it cause?
Occluded Front
What Happens?
What Weather does it cause?