Fronts
An air mass is a huge volume of air that has a uniform ________ and ______at a given altitude.
What is temperature and humidity?
As wind pushes air masses around the atmosphere, the varying characteristics of air masses bring...
What is changing weather?
_____ weather is associated with low pressure systems and ________ weather is associated with high pressure systems.
stormy; fair
Which tools are used in weather stations to collect weather-related data on the ground?
What are thermometer, barometer, anemometer, hygrometer, wind sock
What do scientists use to gather data about conditions high up in the atmosphere?
What are weather balloons and satellites?
The boundary where two air masses meet is called a(n)
What is a weather front?
What do moving air masses around the globe bring?
What is changing temperature and moisture conditions?
What do many five-day weather forecasts predict?
daily temperature ranges and the chance of precipitation
Since weather patterns are very complex, scientists can only predict the _______ of a certain type of weather.
What is percentage or probability?
What kind of weather does a high pressure system bring?
What is fair skies and dry air?
Occluded fronts form when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and a second cold air mass
What is moves under the warm air mass, pushing it up above both cold air masses?
The boundary where two air masses meet is called a(n)
What is a weather front?
The lines around the “L”s and “H”s on a weather map are called
What are isobars?
Detailed weather reports include...
What are temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, dew point
What kinds of weather does a low pressure system bring?
What is wet weather and heavy precipitation?
Weather maps use symbols to show the location of fronts. On these maps, fronts are represented by
What is colored lines with triangles or half circles?
What happens when a warm front moves into a region?
What is the warm air will rise above the cold air and condense into clouds?
Weather maps use symbols to show the location of fronts. On these maps, fronts are represented by
What are colored lines with triangles or half circles?
Barometric Pressure is measured in what unit?
What are Millibars? (sometimes inches)
What can scientists predict by knowing how fronts interact?
What are general weather patterns each front is likely to bring?
In addition to fronts, what do weather maps also show?
What are low and high pressure systems?