Storms Test #2 - Lesson 5
Name_______________________________
Winds and Fronts Review
Date ___________
Period ____________
Using your notebook and readings to fill in the following statements.
1. Land and sea breezes are caused by ______________________.
2. These breezes are created where large bodies of ______________ and
_____________________ meet.
3. During the __________________ land warms up __________________
than water in the oceans and lakes. (Think Inquiry 3.1) The warm air over
the land rises because it is less dense. The air over the water is
__________________________ so it sinks and moves in, replacing the
rising warm air. This current of air is called a _______________________
____________________________.
4. Convection is a process by which ___________________ moves through
air or water.
5. At night, the ________________ cools faster than water. (Think Inquiry
3.1, again). So the air over the land becomes cooler than the air over the
_____________________. As the warm air over the water _____________,
the cooler air from the land moves toward the water and takes its place.
This current of air is called a ___________ _______________________.
6. A weather front forms along the boundary between _____________
______________________ that are different due to humidity,
temperature and / or air pressure.
7. Label each of the fronts in the illustrations below.
A.
_________________
B.
C.
__________________
D.
___________________
____________________
8. Match the letter of the front above with its written description.
_____ Neither front is strong enough to move the other.
The temperature changes from one
side of the front to the other. The weather may include cloudy with rain, snow and fog.
_____
Warmer air mass rides over top of the cold air in front of it. The dry air makes
scattered clouds and when the air mass is humid it rains. The temperature will get warmer and
it may be rain for days.
_____
Cold air slides under warm air and pushes it up. The weather could include
thunderstorms and tornados as cool dry air moves in.
_____
Warm air gets trapped between two cold air masses and pushed up. The weather
would be cloudy with rain or snow. The temperature will get colder.