Weather and Climate

This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

• Occluded Front 
• Cold Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front

Located at the leading edge of a temperature drop off. Bring heavy thunderstorms, rain, and hail. Cool, fair weather is likely to follow.  

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front 

Located at the leading edge of a warm air mass. Brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.  

• Warm Front
• Cold Front 
• Occluded Front 
• Stationary Front 

What causes winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy
• ocean currents
• elevation differences
• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.
•  The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Two major factors used to identify climate are?

• longitude and latitude
• temperature and precipitation
• lattitude and temperature
• layers in the atmosphere