Vocabulary
Weather Changes
Low Pressure & Storms
Air Moving & Storms
Weather Forecasters
100
what is an air mass
What is a large amount of air
100
Where do moist air masses form?
What is over water
100
How does water bring energy into the air?
What is evaporates and bring heat energy up
100
What is a thunderstorm?
What is a storm with lightning and thunder
100
What role do computers play in making weather maps?
What is collect data
200
The boundary where air masses meet is called a ________
What is front
200
What determines whether an air mass in a new region will change completely or not?
What is wind speed
200
Which type of storm has faster winds, a tropical storm or a hurricane?
What is hurricane
200
what causes rain or hail to fall?
What is ice forms, becomes heavy, and falls
200
What do all of the places on one isobar have in common?
What is same air pressure
300
A heavy snowstorm with fast winds is a __________
What is a blizzard
300
What is a stationary front?
What is when air masses collide, but go nowhere
300
What is the calm part of a hurricane called?
What is the eye
300
What causes lightning?
What is energy buildup
300
Which kind of weather forecasts are most accurate?
What is short-term forecasts
400
A tornado is a fast-spinning cloud that stretches from a _______ to the __________.
What is cloud/ground
400
What is a low-pressure system?
What is when air molecules rise
400
What causes a blizzard to occur?
What is cold fronts pushing warm air up
400
How long do GIANT tornados last?
What is over 2 hours
400
What does a meteorologist study?
What is weather patterns
500
A huge mass of ocean water pushed by a hurricane onto land is a __________ __________
What is storm surge
500
High pressure systems bring ______ weather
What is clear/fair/good
500
What are 3 things that cause damage if a hurricane hits land?
What is wind, storm surge, heavy rain
500
What 4 elements of thunderstorms make them dangerous?
What is flash floods, lightning, hail, and winds
500
What is the average national air pressure?
What is 1013
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