1.Air Masses, Storms and other scary stuff and other scary stuff2. Formation of Precipitation: The Bergeron Process 3. The Collision-coalescence process 4. Some Different…

Slide 1 TORNADOES! Slide 2 FRONTS Weather is variable in the mid-latitudes. It can vary from mild and sunny, to cold and clear, to snowy and windy. What causes these changes?…

Slide 1 More Weather Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Coriolis Effect the effect of Earth’s rotation on movement of air masses Slide 6 Slide 7 If we were not rotating –…

Slide 1 Weather Air Masses and Fronts Slide 2 Air Masses Function of location (arctic – A, polar – P, tropical – T) and surface type (continental – c and maritime…

Slide 1 Section 17.1 Notes Weather changes as air masses move Slide 2 Air Masses Are Bodies of Air Air Mass – A large volume of air in which temperature and humidity are…

Slide 1 Climate: (def.) The weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time. Weather: (def.) The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location…

Weather Topic One Air Masses and Weather Scientists classify an air mass based on whether it originates in an arctic, in a polar, or in a tropical region and whether it forms…

Lesson 2-1 A high-pressure system is a large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system. Pressure Systems Lesson 2-1…

Chapter 13 Section 1 SOL 6.6 f Air mass= a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity and air pressure throughout. Air masses are classified according to 2 characteristics:…

Weather Topic One Air Masses and Weather Scientists classify an air mass based on whether it originates in an arctic, in a polar, or in a tropical region and whether it forms…