Decipher thy Cloud
What type of cloud is a puffy and white cloud?
Cumulus
What is one of the states included in tornado alley
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
What is the biggest weather threat to N.C?
Hurricanes! DUH
What is an Air Mass
An air mass is a large body of air that has relatively uniform temperature and humidity characteristics.
What is a common quiry of Water Vapour in the air
Huminity
what occurs when cloud droplets collide and join together to form a larger droplet.
Coalescence
65 MPH
What two factors are needed top make a hurricane?
Heat and moisture
What factors are included in forming an Air mass
Temp and Humidity
Define the term "Temperature"
the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance
what type of cloud would fit these needs
A special type of cloud
is a cloud that forms low to the ground
you can walk through it
Fog
what is known as when wind speed and direction change suddenly with height, a phenomenon known as?
Wind Shear
What month of the year is prime hurricane season?
September
What correlation does pressure start and go to?
High to Low pressure
Which would be notably more dense
5 atoms inside of 1 square
10 atoms inside of 2 squares
Neither or! They are thy same
what type of cloud would fit these needs
Unstable, large vertical clouds with large tops
Anvil shaped
Bring showers, hail, thunder, and lightning
cumulonimbus
What is the difference with a tornado advisory and warning?
Advisory: has a chance at forming
Warning: Tornado is underway for you
Due to thy Coriolis effect, what way do hurricanes spin in the Southern Hemisphere
Clockwise
What type of weather is associated with high pressure?
What type of weather is associated with low pressure?
High: Clear and sunny skies
Low: Stormy and rainy
Why would Zero Kelvin be Important?
Nothing can be colder than it
what classification of cloud Mainly composed of water and has the height of the cloud base is between 6,500 feet and 23,000 feet
Middle or "Alto" Clouds
What is the name for the EF scale (what does the EF stand for)
"Enhanced Fujita"
Describe the process of making a hurricane
1. Heat and moisture
2. low pressure center
3. Convention cycle
4. Storm center
What Type of front is classified with a purple color and has circles and triangles
Occluded front
Does the direct correlation of Pressure, Density, and Temperature NOT Related?
Bonus statement (200 points): Is density and Temperature a 1:1 Ratio?
NO! they are all in common with
Bonus statement: YES!