Exploring Air Masses and Fronts in Weather Web Quest
Click on the link to each website for sections A-C. Answer the corresponding questions in complete sentences.
A. Click here to begin your quest, in order to better understand what air masses and front are and how they impact weather. After visiting the site above, answer the following questions:
Air Masses
1. What is the definition of an air mass?
The definition of an air mass is a large body of water that has different temperatures and humidity.
2. How are air masses classified? Air masses are classified by their different temperatures and moisture characteristics.
cP: cold, dry air mass- mP: cold, moist air mass cT: warm, dry air mass mT: warm, moist air mass
Fronts
3. What is a front?
A front is the boundary from 2 air masses. They are classified by cold or warm fronts.
4. What are the 4 types of fronts?
The 4 fronts are cold, warm, stationary, occluded. A cold front is cold air that replaces warm air. A warm front is warm air replacing cold air. A stationary front is one that does not move and are parallel to the boundary. A occluded front is squished between cold and warm front.
B. Click here to view animations of all four of these fronts. Sketch each type of front, labele the air masses and the direction of travel and explain what is occurring in each animation and the type of weather that front creates.
Cold Front
5. Sketch and explain what
