Fronts
When a warm air mass collides with and rises over a cold air mass.
Defined as any storm accompanied by thunder and lightning
Thunderstorm
What is the Ozonosphere known for and what is its range of altitude?
The Ozonosphere is known for the formation of ozone and extends from 10 to about 30 miles above the Earth.
What causes reduced visibility?
Clouds, rain, haze, smoke, fog, etc...
What cloud looks like cotton candy or cotton balls?
Cumulus Clouds
A cold front occurs?
When a cold air mass collides with and pushes up a warm air mass.
A thunderstorm is also known as?
What is the Ionosphere known for and what is its range of altitude?
Ionization occurs between atmospheric particles and the sun's radiation. The Ionosphere goes from about 25 miles to around 250 miles.
What causes turbulence?
Turbulence occurs when air is disturbed by wind or airplanes, and is associated with cumulus clouds.
What cloud resembles sheets or blankets?
Stratus
A stationary front occurs?
When a cold and warm air mass do not push each other away. It is stationary.
How many tornadoes strike the US every year?
700
Name the regions of the atmosphere by temperature distribution.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere.
Where can Icing Form on the outside of an airplane?
The wings, windshield, or propeller.
What cloud appears thin and wispy?
Cirrus
An occluded front occurs?
When a warm air mass is sandwiched between two cold air masses and forced up.
A hurricane is known as what in the South China Sea?
A baguio. It is known as a typhoon in the Pacific and as a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
What is the lapse rate of the Troposphere?
- 2 degrees Celsius for every 1,000 feet gained in elevation.
Where can Icing form inside an airplane?
In the carburetor of the airplane's engine.
What is the prefix attached to storm clouds?
Nimbo/nimbus For example, nimbostratus or cumulonimbus
What is a fronts also known as?
A front is also known as a frontal zone, and it is the boundary between air masses of different characteristics.
What is a local storm that focuses nature's most destructive force on a small area and consists of violently swirling winds with rapidly rising air at its center?
A tornado
What is the defining characteristic of the Exosphere?
The atoms or molecules in the Exosphere would have to travel 100 miles in any direction in order to collide with another atom or molecule.
What is the difference between Glaze Ice, Rime Ice, and Frost
Frost forms on a grounded airplane. Glaze forms when an airplane flies through supercooled water droplets. Rime forms when an airplane flies through supercooled clouds.
What cloud resembles a UFO?
Lenticular