1. Warm-up # 1 Use the following words to label each box:
Less Dense / More Dense
Cooler Air / Warmer Air
High pressure / Low pressure
Lighter / Heavier
Rise / Sink
Clear skies / Precipitation

2. Moore Warm-up # 2 A B Which box brings a chance of precipitation?
Draw a model showing why? (In your model, use arrows to show air pressure)
What causes wind?

3. Warm-up # 2
If it is a hot day what type of air pressure would you expect?
When does rain occur?
Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?

4. Moore Warm-up # 2 Why are the H’s on a weather map blue?
When does rain occur?
Why does warm air rise and cold air sink?

5. Warm-up # 3 Why are the H’s on a weather map blue?
If the ocean is 65°F and the nearby land was at 80°F would the air over the water or the land be more dense? Explain your reasoning.
Would the air over a black top be the same density as the air over a grassy field? Explain

6. Warm-up # 4
Read about the 4 types of fronts on pages in your science textbook
What are the 4 types of fronts and describe the type of weather each one brings?
Explain why fronts bring rain? (hint: density/temperature)

7. Warm- up #5 What direction does wind blow? How do you name winds?
What type of weather do fronts bring?
If it is a super cold day and the land is cooler than the sea, what type of breeze would be blowing?

8. Warm-up # 6
Describe 2 differences between a deep ocean current and a surface current.
Describe 2 ways that the density of water can change in the Ocean?
If the wind is blowing from the North Pacific towards Culver City what would you call the wind? Where would the H pressure be?
Which type of current forms the great pacific garbage patch? Explain your reasoning.

9. Moore
Warm-up # 6
What are the differences between global and local wind?
What other factors create weather?
How can it rain in a desert but also still be a desert?

10. Warm-up # 7 Use the following words to label each box:
Less Dense / More Dense
Cooler Air / Warmer Air
High pressure / Low pressure
Lighter / Heavier
Rise / Sink
Clear skies / Precipitation
What is the name of this wind?

11. Warm-up #__ What latitude is there always High Pressure?
What latitude is there a dry band?
What latitude are all deserts not caused by rainshadow found?