Air Mass
Fronts
Predicting Weather
Clouds
Random
100
What type of air mass originates in the Gulf of Mexico or The Caribbean Sea?
Maritime Tropical
100
what type of front is this?
Warm Front
100
Using the weather map below, tell what the weather is like currently in Seattle, Washington.
Partly cloudy with rain
100
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrus
100
What do we call the moisture in the air?
Humidity
200
An air mass is moving towards Western North Carolina from Montana (the midwest). It is bringing cooler temperatures and dry weather. Which air mass is moving towards Asheville?
Continental Polar
200
What type of front is this?
Cold Front
200
Using the weather map below, tell what the temperature will be in the next 24 hours in Boise, ID.
Colder
200
What type of cloud is this?
Cumulus
200
Barometers have long been used to predict the weather. Mrs. Mitchell and Mr. Macken are recording the class weather data each day in March. This morning, they tapped the barometer and noticed that the indicator needle did not move. What clue did the barometer give them about the day's weather?
The barometer holding steady means present weather should continue.
300
Polar air masses are characterized by _____ air near the surface.
cold
300
What type of front is represented by the image below?
Occluded Front
300
Using the following weather map forecast what will happen with the temperature in Western NC in the next 24 hours.
The temperature will decrease.
300
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrostratus
300
A gas turning into a liquid is called...
Condensation
400
What are the 4 types of air masses?
arctic, tropical, polar and equatorial
400
Which type of front will bring light precipitation over a large area of land?
Warm Front
400
Using the weather map below, predict what the weather will be like in Dallas, Texas in the next 24 hours.
Colder with storms.
400
What type of cloud is this?
Stratus
400
A liquid turning into a gas is called...
Evaporation
500
What type of air mass is St. Louis Experience in the image below?
Continental Polar
500
What type of front is pictured in the image below?
Cold Front
500
Which cities have partly cloudy skies on the weather map below?
Boise, Minneapolis, and New York.
500
What type of cloud is this?
Altostratus
500
A solid turning into a gas is called...
Sublimation