Fronts
Clouds
Severe Weather
Weather Instruments
Air Masses
100
A blue curve with triangles coming off on a weather map is...
What is a cold front?
100
____ clouds are thin and whispy. They are high-level clouds.
What are cirrus clouds?
100

______ are one of the most common types of bad weather in our area. (North Carolina)

What are thunderstorms?

100
A ______ measures the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
100
When _______ meet, they form a front.
What is two air masses?
200
If you saw a stationary front, drizzly _____ and _____ weather should be expected.
What is drizzly precipitation and warm weather?
200
___________ clouds are very dense, vertical thunderstorm clouds. These clouds mar form in clusters or alone.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
200
______ are very dangerous to vegetation because of the dry/drying lands.
What are droughts?
200
___ _______ is measured by a barometer.
What is air pressure?
200
Anything that ends in "T" when referring to air masses is...
What is tropical/warm?
300

Warm fronts on a weather map are always the color....

What is red?

300

_____  is a type of clouds that is described as a low-level cloud.

What is a stratus cloud?

300

Severe weather occurs with this type of front.

What is a warm front?

300
The root "baro" means...

What is weight?

300
A front labeled "cT" was formed over ____ and is ___.
What is formed over land and is dry?
400

The four main types of fronts are ____ fronts, ____ fronts, ____ fronts, and ____ fronts.

What are warm fronts, cold fronts, occluded fronts, and stationary fronts?

400
The prefix "alto" always indicated that the clouds are ___-level clouds.
What are mid-level clouds?
400
_______ can be a result of many types of storms since heavy rainfall is often present. This normally happens when the ground cannot absorb anymore water for awhile.
What is flooding?
400

There is a low pressure system on the weather map. This kind of weather should be occuring.

What is stormy or rainy?

400
The two air masses labeled first with the letter "m" are ___ and ___.
What are air masses mT and mP?
500

There's a warm front coming through. It's rainy and warm, but once the front goes away, it will be _____ and _____.

What is warm and humid?

500
Clouds with prefix "_____" or suffix "_____" are always clouds that produce precipitation.
What is prefix "nimbo" and suffix "nimbus"?
500

____ rain or precipitation is the result of low pH levels, or high hydrogen levels. This type of rain ERODES rocks.

What is acid rain or precipitation?

500

There is a high pressure system on the weather map. This type of weather should be occuring.

What is sunny and clear?

500

Name the four types of air masses... (you can use abbreviations) 

What are... Continental Polar (cP), Maritime Polar (mP)

Continental Tropical (cT), Maritime Tropical (mT)

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