Hurricanes
What is a hurricane?
A hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone with sustained winds exceeding 74 mph
What is a Tornado?
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm
What are the High Clouds?
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, and Cirrocumulus.
What happens during a cold front?
when a cold, dense air mass pushes under a warm, lighter air mass, forcing the warm air to rise.
Symbol for maritime polar?
mP
Where do hurricanes form?
Near the equator over warm ocean bodies.
A region of the United States that is regularly hit with tornado?
Tornado Alley?
What are the Middle Clouds?
Altostratus, and altocumulus, Cumulonimbus
What happens during a warm front?
Often bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms.
Symbol for Continental Arctic?
What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
The eye.
What way do Tornadoes spin above the equator?
What are the low level clouds?
Stratus, Stratocumulus, Cumulus, Nimbostratus.
What front moves slower warm or cold front?
Warm Front
Symbol for Maritime Tropical?
mT
What are the five different hurricane categories?
1,2,3,4,5
What way do Tornadoes Spin south of the equator?
Clockwise
What is the Cat's name that is named after a cloud?
Nimbus the cat.
What happens during a stationary front?
Warm air is present behind it and cold air ahead of it. Stationary front has little to no movement.
Symbol For Continental Tropical?
cT
What hurricane hit New Orleans and Texas in August 2005.
Hurricane Katrina
What is the most common season for Tornadoes?
March through June.
What are Cirrus Clouds made of?
Ice
What is an Occluded front?
forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses.
cP