Slide 1Ch 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Overview TAKE NOTES ON  bullet points!! Slide 2 Air Masses and Weather  Air Mass – immense body of air that is characterized…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Frontal Systems Lessons 35/36/37 Slide 3 Definition of a Front A front is a zone of transition between two contrasting air masses. Within the frontal zone…

Precipitation Precipitation: water falling from the atmosphere to the earth. Rainfall Snowfall Hail, sleet Requires lifting of air mass so that it cools and condenses. Reading:…

Frontal Systems Lessons 35/36/37 Definition of a Front A front is a zone of transition between two contrasting air masses. Within the frontal zone exist strong horizontal…

Slide 1 ES 20.2 Weather Fronts Fronts ES 20.2 Weather Fronts Formation of Fronts: Recall that air masses have different temperatures and amounts of moisture, depending on…