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Topic: Weather. Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?. Topic: Weather Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?. Weather - what is going on outside right now. The current temperature, barometric pressure and wind conditions.
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Topic: Weather Essential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Weather- what is going on outside right now. The current temperature, barometric pressure and wind conditions.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Climate- is the average of the weather in a given place over a long period of time.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?l Air pressure is the weight of the air resting on a given area of Earth’s surface.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? In a low pressure system, the pressure of the air is lower than the air around it. The air is less dense. Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in a low pressure system. L
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? In a high pressure system the pressure of the air is higher than that of the air around it. (It’s more dense.) Clear weather occurs in a high pressure system. H
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Front- A boundary where two air masses meet that differ in temperature, pressure, and/or humidity.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler air and starts to cool down, water vapor forms clouds which creates precipitation.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Atmospheric Movement- This is the large scale movement of air throughout the atmosphere. This movement is one of the ways weather moves around our planet.
Now take some time… • Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and highlight or underline the main ideas that answer the essential question, you should not highlight everything.
Time to use the left hand column • You will now write your own questions using the question starters provided.
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Weather- what is going on outside right now. The current temperature, barometric pressure and wind conditions. Write a question using one of these question starters: How is…? What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Climate- is the average of the weather in a given place over a long period of time. Write a question using one of these question starters: What is the difference between…? Explain…
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience?l Air pressure is the weight of the air resting on a given area of Earth’s surface. Write a question using one of these question starters: How is…? What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? In a low pressure system, the pressure of the air is lower than the air around it. The air is less dense. Stormy/Cloudy weather occurs in a low pressure system. Write a question using one of these question starters: How is…? What is…? L
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? In a high pressure system the atmospheric pressure of the air is higher than that of the air around it. (It’s more dense.) Clear weather occurs in a high pressure system. Write a question using one of these question starters: Explain…? What is the difference between…? H
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Front- A boundary where two air masses meet that differ in temperature, pressure, and/or humidity. Write a question using one of these question starters: What is…? Define…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Cold front- cold air replaces warm air and can bring in severe weather/thunderstorms. Write a question using one of these question starters: What is the cause…? What is…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Warm Front-Fronts that bring warm air, as warm air moves, it is lifted above the cooler air and starts to cool down, water vapor forms clouds which creates precipitation. Write a question using one of these question starters: What is…? What is the difference between…?
Topic: WeatherEssential Question: What is the cause of the weather we experience? Atmospheric Movement- This is the large scale movement of air throughout the atmosphere. This movement is one of the ways weather moves around our planet. Write a question using one of these question starters: How does…? What is…?
Now let’s write a summary Look at each question you wrote on your own, and answer each question in a complete sentence.