Lesson 8: Extratropical and Tropical Cyclone
Introduction

The objective of this weeks lesson is to learn the relationship between air masses and fronts, and to know the type of weather to expect when a cold or warm front approaches you.

Learning Objectives
  1. Learn how pressure, temperature, visibiity and winds change across a front.
  2. Learn the fundamentals of hurricanes.
How to Proceed
  • Read and review material in Chapter 8
  • Review the summary material under Lesson Content. This summarizes some of the most important concepts of these chapters.
  • Do the Learning Activities to prepare you for this weeks quiz.
Time Requirement

This is 37 pages of reading, which should take about one hour to 90 minutes. The practice exercise should take about 20 to 30 minutes and the quiz 20 minutes.