Air Masses
Fronts
Lines on a Map
Symbols
Forecasts
100
The two characteristics of air masses.
What are temperature and moisture?
100
Form when two different large air masses meet and usually bring changes in the weather.
What are fronts?
100
Marked on weather maps as a blue line with triangles on it.
What is a cold front?
100
The capital letter H stands for this on a weather map.
What is a high pressure center?
100
The name given to a scientist that studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
200

The moisture content in an air mass that forms over land

What is dry?

200

A type of front made of cold, dense air. Rain, snow, thurnderstorms and strong winds are caused by this front. Usually, the precipitation does not last very long.

What is a cold front?

200
Marked on a weather map as a red line with half circles on it.
What is a warm front?
200
A capital letter L stands for this on a weather map.
What is a low pressure center?
200

Carries weather instruments and experiments as far up as the stratosphere.

What are weather balloons?

300

Temperature of an air mass that forms far from the equator, or in regions near the north and south pole.

What is a cold?

300

The front that forms when two air masses meet and neither one takes over. Often causes many cloudy days to occur in a row.

What is a stationary front?

300
Marked on a weather map as a blue line with blue triangles on one side and red half circles on the other side.
What is a stationary front?
300
Represented by a small circle that is completely white (not colored in).
What is clear skies?
300

The long term average temperature and precipitation of an area.

What is climate?

400

Temperature of an air mass that forms near the equator.

What is warm?

400

The type of front formed when a large mass of warm air takes over the cooler air mass. Usually produce rain, fog, or snow that is light but steady.

What is a warm front?

400
Lines that connect areas with the same air pressure on a map.
What are isobars?
400
Often represented by asterisks or stars on a weather map.
What is snow?
400

The 3 main sports that Ms. Ruis' kids play.

What are soccer, baseball and track?

500

Characteristic of an air mass that forms over water.

What is wet/humid?

500

The type of front that develops when two cool air masses merge, forcing the warm air to rise and become trapped. Usually brings wind and preciptiation.

What is an occluded front?

500
Marked on the weather map as a purple line with half circles and triangles on the same side.
What is an occluded front?
500

The 4 types of precipitation.

What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail?

500

The class that was your most favorite this year.

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