Tropical – from the Equator – warm Polar – from the Polar regions – cold Arctic – from...
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Tropical – from the Equator – warm Polar – from the Polar regions – cold Arctic – from over the North Pole – very cold… Maritime – over the sea – wet Continental – over land - dry Given a double barrelled name, named after where they are from, then what they travel over.
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Tropical – from the Equator – warm
Polar – from the Polar regions – cold
Arctic – from over the North Pole – very cold…
Maritime – over the sea – wet
Continental – over land - dry
Given a double barrelled name,
named after where they are from, then what they travel over.
These are isobars, they denote equal
points of pressure. They never cross.
•Join points of equal pressure carefully with a pencil.
•Mark and shade the area of highest and lowest pressure.
Draw an arrow to show the direction of air flow.
•Name the airmass passing over the United Kingdom.
•Suggest the weather over the United Kingdom.
Low
High
Polar Maritime
Cold and Wet Weather.
The larger the
difference in
pressure, the
faster the wind.
What type of air?
What type of air?
