FRONTS
THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
WHAT IS A WARM FRONT?
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
THE THREE CLIMATIC ZONES
WHAT IS TROPICAL, TEMPERATE AND POLAR ZONES?
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
A FRONT IN WHICH COLD AIR IS REPLACING WARM AIR AT THE SURFACE.
WHAT IS A COLD FRONT?
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
THE MAIN LINE OF LATITUDE WHICH MEASURES ZERO DEGREES
WHAT IS THE EQUATOR?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ARE QUITE PREVALENT TO THE NORTH OF THIS FRONT.
WHAT IS A WARM FRONT?
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
PLACES CLOSE TO THE EQUATOR WILL EXPERIENCE THIS CLIMATE
WHAT IS HOT?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
A PERSON WHO READS WEATHER MAPS.
WHO IS A METEOROLOGIST?
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
THE HEMISPHERE TILTED TOWARDS THE SUN EXPERIENCES THIS SEASON.
WHAT IS SUMMER?
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
THIS FRONT IS REPRESENTED WITH A PURPLE SYMBOL.
WHAT IS OCCLUDED FRONT?
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
EARTH'S TILT IS THE REASON FOR THIS
WHAT ARE THE SEASONS?
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?