Air pressure questions.

What are 2 characteristics of heavy air?

Of Light air?

What air is rising: heavy or light? High pressure or low pressure?

Why does wind blow?

Fronts

• Define ‘front’.• What is the air like that moves into a region after a warm front

passes?• What frontal boundary looks like this?

Why do clouds form at fronts?

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Weather maps

• What is the difference between an isotherm and an isobar?• Which way do weather systems move across the US?• Draw an image of the winds around a low pressure system.• Draw an image of the winds around a high pressure system.

Station models (have ESRT out)

• What page of the ESRT shows the symbols for station models?• What units are temperature and dewpoint temperature in?• Describe the winds, cloud cover and precipitation for this station

model:http://www.regentsearth.com/Tests/WeatherMC.html