Starter quiz
- ______ describes the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere.
- 'Weather' ✓
- ______ is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
- 'Climate' ✓
- What is Earth's atmosphere made of?
- Layers of gases surrounding Earth ✓
- Oceans and seas
- Solid rock and minerals
-
- Which weather pattern is typically associated with calm conditions?
- High pressure systems ✓
- Low pressure systems
- Stormy pressure systems
-
- How can weather impact human activities?
- Make plants grow slower
- Change the colour of the sky
- Affect agriculture and travel plans ✓
-
- What is a heatwave?
- A prolonged period of abnormally cold weather
- A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather ✓
- A prolonged period of abnormally cloudy weather
-
Exit quiz
- What is the main characteristic of an anticyclone?
- constant rainfall
- high atmospheric pressure ✓
- low atmospheric pressure
-
- How do anticyclones affect weather conditions?
- they lead to heavy rain
- they cause storms and high winds
- they bring clear skies and calm conditions ✓
-
- What impact do anticyclones have in summer?
- they can cause heatwaves ✓
- they cause snowstorms
- they lead to hurricanes
-
- In winter, what kind of weather is associated with an anticyclone?
- cold, frosty weather in the day and fog over night ✓
- grey skys due to lots of clouds
- mild warm weather
-
Worksheet
Loading worksheet ...
Presentation
Loading presentation ...
Video
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- High pressure systems, when air is sinking, are called anticyclones.
- Anticyclones are characterised by dry, stable weather.
- Anticyclones have very gentle winds shown by widely spaced isobars on a weather map.
- Anticyclones can bring summer heatwaves and very cold conditions in winter.
Common misconception
The weather associated with an anticyclone stays the same all year around.
Students will analyse images to identify how anticyclones may bring different weather in the summer and winter.
Keywords
Impact - to have an effect on someone or something
Pressure - a force pushing or pressing on a given area
Heatwave - a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
+