Fronts
Lines on a Map
Symbols
Forecasts
Double Jeopardy
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?
100
Weather in the United States generally moves in the same direction. Starting from the west and moving towards the east. This force is responsible for this movement.
What is the Jetstream?
200
A type of front made of cold, dense air. Rain, snow, thurnderstorms and sometimes tornadoes 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 as far up as the stratosphere.
What are weather balloons?
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
Blue Triangles.
What is the symbol of a cold front?
300
Air mass that brings clear sunny skies.
What is a high pressure system?
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 lis light but steady.
What is a warm front?
400
Marked on the weather map as a purple line with half circles and triangles on the same side.
What is an occluded front?
400
Red half circles.
What is the symbol of a warm front?
400
What is a weather map?
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
Lines that connect areas with the same air pressure on a map.
What are isobars?
500
Often represented by asterisks or stars on a weather map.
What is snow?
500
Violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
What is a Tornado?