A ________________ is a person whi observes, collects and makes weather predictions.
What is a meteorologist
200
An instrument that measures and indicates temperature
What is thermometer
200
This region is represented with a lowercase m
What is maritime
200
True or false: continental masses form over water.
What is false
200
A __________ is when cold air moves under warm air. It is less dense.
What is a cold front.
200
What is the difference between a Barometer and Anemometer
What is Barometer measures atmospheric pressure and anemometer measures wind speed
300
An instrument that measures wind speed
What is anemometer
300
mP, mT, cP, cT
What is maritime polar, maritime tropical, continental polar, continental tropical
300
In science we have studied particular air masses that hover over North America, how many air masses in all?
What is 6
Name each one.
300
A _________ front is when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses. This front has cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow.
What is an occluded front
300
Another way of saying "forecasting" the weather can be...
What is prediciting the weather!
400
Name three instruments that meteorologists use to collect atmospheric data
What is a thermometer, anemometer, barometer
400
Go to the whiteboard and draw the SIX types of air masses in North America, you must label them as well.
What is (Go to the board and draw the map on page 46)
400
What is one source region of a maritime polar air mass? Show it on a map.
What is (pick one)
Northern Eastern and Western regions
400
A __________ is when warm air moves over cold air. It is more dense.
What is a warm front
400
lines that connect equal points of air pressure
What are isobars
500
What instrument measures air pressure? How do you know?
What is a barometer
500
Go to the whiteboard and draw the SIX types of air masses in North America, you must label them as well.
THEN you must explain WHY maritime is to the edges of the map and continental is in the center.
What is (go to the map and describe) - pg. 46
500
What are the four major types of fronts
What is cold front, warm front, occluded front, stationary front
500
A _________ front is when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass. In this case both air masses remain seperated.
What is a stationary front
500
Turn to page 46.
In your own words, explain each type of front:
warm, cold, occluded and stationary