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Changing Weather
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C HAPTER
Chapter 1. Changing Weather
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Changing Weather
Lesson 16.2: True or False
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Write true if the statement is true or false if the statement is false.
_____ 1. The main reason that weather changes is the movement of air masses.
_____ 2. Most air masses form over polar or tropical regions.
_____ 3. When air masses collide, their air mixes together.
_____ 4. Fronts usually have fair weather.
_____ 5. At a cold front, a warm air mass lifts a cold air mass out of its way.
_____ 6. Warm fronts move slowly and cover a wide area.
_____ 7. Air always flows from lower to higher pressure.
_____ 8. The Coriolis effect causes the winds of a cyclone to rotate.
_____ 9. Cyclones bring fair, dry weather.
_____ 10. Cyclones occur only in the Northern Hemisphere, and anticyclones occur only in the Southern Hemisphere.
Lesson 16.2: Critical Reading
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Read this passage based on the text and answer the questions that follow.
Air Masses
Weather is always changing. One day might be cold and cloudy. The next day might be warm and sunny. Even on
the same day, the weather can change a lot. A beautiful morning might be followed by a stormy afternoon. The main
reason weather changes is the movement of air masses.
An air mass is a large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout. The conditions depend on where
the air mass formed. Most air masses form over polar or tropical regions. They may form over continents or oceans.
An air mass takes on the conditions of the area where it forms.
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A continental polar air mass forms over a continent near the north or south pole. It has cold dry air.
A maritime polar air mass forms over an ocean near the north or south pole. It has cold humid air.
A continental tropical air mass forms over a continent near the equator. It has warm dry air.
A maritime tropical air mass forms over an ocean near the equator. It has warm humid air.
When an air mass passes over an area, it brings its weather with it. It is likely to change the area’s temperature and
humidity.
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Air masses move because winds and jet streams push them along. Cold air masses tend to move toward the equator.
Warm air masses tend to move toward the poles. The Coriolis effect causes them to move on a diagonal in the same
direction that global winds blow.
Questions
1. What is an air mass?
2. Assume that an air mass forms over Mexico. What type of air mass would it be? Describe the air mass.
3. If an air mass forms over the North Atlantic Ocean, in which direction is it likely to move?
Lesson 16.2: Multiple Choice
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Circle the letter of the correct choice.
1. Which type of air mass has cold dry air?
a.
b.
c.
d.
maritime tropical
continental polar
maritime polar
continental tropical
2. The air mass in question 1 might form over
a.
b.
c.
d.
the North Atlantic.
the mid-Atlantic.
Canada.
Mexico.
3. Air masses over the United States usually move toward the
a.
b.
c.
d.
northwest.
southwest.
northeast.
southeast.
4. After a cold front passes, the air mass behind it brings
a.
b.
c.
d.
warm temperatures.
cool temperatures.
high humidity.
two of the above
5. Which type of front usually moves most quickly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cold
warm
occluded
stationary
6. How do winds blow in a cyclone?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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toward a center of high pressure
toward a center of low pressure
away from a center of high pressure
away from a center of low pressure
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Chapter 1. Changing Weather
7. In the Northern Hemisphere, the direction that winds blow around a center of high pressure is
a.
b.
c.
d.
toward the southwest.
from north to south.
counterclockwise.
none of the above
Lesson 16.2: Matching
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Match each definition with the correct term.
Definitions
_____ 1. large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout
_____ 2. front that occurs when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass.
_____ 3. front that occurs when a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass
_____ 4. front that occurs when a warm air mass becomes trapped between two cold air masses
_____ 5. front that occurs between two stalled air masses
_____ 6. system of winds that rotates around a center of low pressure
_____ 7. system of winds that rotates around a center of high pressure
Terms
a. cold front
b. cyclone
c. warm front
d. anticyclone
e. occluded front
f. air mass
g. stationary front
Lesson 16.2: Fill in the Blank
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate term.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
A maritime polar air mass has cold __________ air.
A continental tropical air mass has warm __________ air.
Air masses move because of global winds and __________.
The boundary between any two air masses is called a(n) __________.
Winds may be very strong along a(n) __________ front.
Clouds and precipitation may last for many days along a(n) __________ front.
A center of __________ pressure forms where cold air sinks.
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Lesson 16.2: Critical Writing
Name___________________ Class______________ Date________
Thoroughly answer the question below. Use appropriate academic vocabulary and clear and complete sentences.
Compare and contrast cold fronts and warm fronts.
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