Weather fronts
How does a front form
A warm front forms when a warm air mass pushes into a cooler air mass.
Changing states of matter occurs when matter loses or absorbs energy.
A change in an object's direction is one component of acceleration.
True or false
True
What can a Stratus cloud bring?
Stratus clouds are uniform and flat, producing a gray layer of cloud cover that may be precipitation-free or cause periods of light precipitation or drizzle.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microbes) in a particular area.
What happens when a warm front moves into the area?
Warm fronts often bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms.
An element is an item that can't be easily broken into smaller pieces.
What is the push or pull on an object that can cause it to accelerate called?
An unbalanced force
What does a Cirrus cloud look like?
A thin wispy cloud.
Describe a grassland
A dry land mass that has water and grass, but not a lot of trees.
What happens when a cold front comes in?
As the cold front passes, winds become gusty. There is a sudden temperature drop, and heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning.
There are three phases of matter, and in order of the distance between particles going from near to far, they are solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
What is the unit of measure for force?
Newton (N)
A Cumulus cloud could bring what type of weather?
Mostly, cumulus indicates fair weather, often popping up on bright sunny days.
Describe a desert
A very small amount of water, very dry, and hot.
What is a stationary front?
A stationary front is a weather front or transition zone between two air masses (cold and warm) when neither air mass is advancing into the other at a constant speed.
The most obvious physical properties of a liquid are its memory of volume and its conformation to the shape of its container
In a tug of war, what is the net force when one team is pulling with a force of 100 N and the other 80 N?
The resultant or net force will be = (100 - 80) N = 20 N.
What can a Nibus cloud bring?
Clouds that produce rain and snow fall into this category.
Describe a tundra
A tundra is a ver cold mass and not many plants grow there.
What is an occluded front and what does it do?
An Occluded Front forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses.
The basic properties of solids are that solids have a fixed shape and definite volume, they are incompressible, and their molecules are tightly arranged together in a fixed position.
Newton's First Law of Motion is also called
law of inertia
What can stratus cumulus clouds bring?
Light rain and drizzle are usually associated with stratus clouds. They are fairly close to the ground, can create fog, and are like a blanket in the sky.
Fun fact: Was the Sahara desert a desert?
No, it use to be a very grassy an tropical rainforest.