Severe Weather
What is Severe weather?
Dangerous weather that could happen anytime.
What is Global weather?
The same weather everywhere.
True or false: Hot air is heavier than cold air.
False
How many fronts are there?
Two
Weather
Weather is sunshine, rain, wind, snow, and storms.
What do thunderstorms bring?
High wind, heavy rain, and lightning.
How can you describe earths wind patterns?
Steady.
Colder air means wind is what?
Faster
How many air masses are there?
Four
Wind
Air in the atmosphere made by pressure.
The top of a lightning storm is called what?
Positive.
What are global winds are created by?
Coriolis effect.
True or false: Cold air is heavier than hot air.
True
Describe the features of a cumulus cloud.
Dark and puffy.
Fronts
Where two air masses meet and weather happens.
What do they call hurricanes that form in the Indian ocean?
Cyclones.
Where do polar easterlies occur?
They occur from north/south poles and blow away from them.
When cold air and hot air meet it makes what?
Wind
Describe the features of a continental polar.
Cold and dry.
Tornado
Tornados are columns of wind that spin very fast
How high can winds get in a tornado?
300 mph.
True or false: Earths wind patterns are consistent.
True.
What has more pressure, cold air or hot air?
Cold air.
What is a warm front?
Warm air mass that stretches over cold air mass.
Air Mass
A large body of air that always has the same temperature and moisture level.