Weather Fronts
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass and creates severe weather
Cold Front
A barometer Measures what?
Air Pressure
When water changes from a gas to a liquid as it rises in the sky
Condensation
What is the primary source of of the earths energy?
The Sun
The boundery between 2 air masses is called what
Front
What type of weather comes with a warm front?
Light rain and clouds
As you go up in altitude, what happens to the air pressure?
Decreases
If it is below 32* outside, what kind of precipitation will most likely fall?
Snow
As you increase in altitude, what happens to the temperature?
Colder
What is the difference between light green and yellow when looking at the weather outlook for the day?
light green = small chance of rain
Yellow = high chance of severe weather
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet but neither move forward
Stationary Front
What are the characteristics of a low pressure system?
Warm and Wet/Humid
In the water cycle, What is it called when water from lakes turns into a gas?
Evaporation
If you go up in latitude (NY) is the temperature usually colder or warmer than if you go down in latitude (FL)
Colder
If I say Continental, what do you think of?
Land/Dry
On a weather map, a cold front is represented by what symbol? What about a warm front?
Line with blue triangles
What type of weather typically comes with a high pressure system?
Sunny, cold/windy
What is it called when the the rain drops in the clouds get so heavy that they begin to fall?
Precipitation
If a warm front is moving in, is the temperature going to go up or down?
Up
What is the name of the team or the armored truck that intercepts tornados?
The dominator or team dominator
What does a stationary front look like on a weather map?
Alternating triangles and half circles
What is the saying that we have talked about?
Warm wet low, gulf of Mexico, cold and dry, Canadian high
What are the 4 types of precipitation?
Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet
What do we use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
How wide was the widest tornado ever recorded?
2.6 Miles