Weather Events
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called what?
What is precipitation?
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter comes from these air masses.
What are continental polar air masses?
The average year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area are called what?
What is climate?
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called what?
What are meteorologists?
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called what?
What is a tornado?
A rapidly moving cold air mass overtaking a slow-moving warm air mass creates this type of front.
What is a cold front?
The seasons are caused by this.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun?
This tool enables meteorologists to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm.
What is radar?
Hurricanes typically form over this type of water.
What is warm ocean water?
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither moves the other, this forms.
What is a stationary front?
Climates are classified based on these two factors.
What are precipitation and temperature?
Lines on a map joining places with the same air pressure are called what?
What are isobars?
This is described as this violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
What is a storm?
The major wind belts over the continental United States generally push air masses in this direction.
What is west to east?
The side of a mountain that receives less rainfall is known as what?
What is the leeward side?
This phenomenon is caused by Earth's varying rates of rotation and revolution.
What are the seasons?
When a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, this type of front forms.
What is an occluded front?
Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are known as these.
What are deserts?
This type of balloon is used to collect data from the upper atmosphere, including temperature, pressure, and humidity.
What is a weather balloon?