Lesson 5. What is an air mass? United States’ Air Masses (Page 49)
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Air Masses and Weather Fronts
Lesson 5
What is an air mass?
United States’ Air Masses (Page 49)
What happens when air masses meet?The boundary between air masses is called a
.There are 4 types and they can be found on
page:63 in your Catastrophic Events Book (Only 3)222 in your ScienceSaurus (All 4 with symbols)
Animations can be found on the following link: http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/
What happens when air masses rise or sink?When a “warmer” air mass is rising you have
low atmospheric (barometric) pressure.
This is represented by a red L on a weather map.
When a “cooler” air mass is sinking you have a higher atmospheric (barometric) pressure.
This is represented by a blue H on a weather map.
What makes the wind blow?When a cooler sinking air mass rushes in to
take the place of a warmer rising air mass we get wind.
Wind almost always goes from a higher pressure H area to a lower pressure L area.