Clouds
Precipitation/Clouds/
Air Masses
Air Masses and Their Movements/
Storms
Storms
Predicting Weather
100

Two conditions are required for cloud formation: cooling of the air and

dust particles

100

Any form of water that falls from clouds is called

precipitation

100

How can you show a cold front on a weather map?

blue color, with triangles

100

True or False: Tornadoes form in the same kind of cloud as thunderstorms

true

100
Collecting of weather data in the last 40 years had been improved mostly by
What is balloons and satellites?
200

Very high feathery clouds are called

cirrus clouds?

200

An ice ball larger than 5 millimeters in diameter that forms during a thunderstorm is called a

hailstone

200

Which is hotter in the summer?

Inland city or coastal city?

Inland

200

what do you call the calm part of a hurricane?

the eye

200

On a weather map, what lines join places that have the same air pressure?

isobars

300

Large clouds that produce thunderstorms are called

cumulonimbus clouds

300

A large region of air that is the same humidity and temperature is called a(n)

air mass

300

What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States? Please describe the weather using temperature and humidity terms. Such as warm, moist, dry, hot, etc....

hot and dry?

300

The four main kinds of storms are

What are winter storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

300

what tools can a meteorologist use to predict the weather?

satellites

balloons

airplanes

radar

400

Clouds forms when water vapor in air becomes liquid water in the process called...

condensation

400

A blizzard has winds that blow at 

35mi/h  56km/h

400

Low pressure systems creat what kind of weather?

Stormy or rainy

400

Very sever snowfall, that you cannot see further than 1/4 mile is called a 

whiteout

400

What is a snapshot of conditions as a particular time over a large area.

 a weather map

500

Clouds that form near the ground are called

fog

500

The boundary between air masses that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies.

What is a cold front?

500

Hurricans usually form over...

warm ocean water

500

Explain why a tornado could damage houses on one street and leave those on a neighboring street in perfect condition.

A tornado can cause damage to houses on one street while leaving those on a neighboring street intact due to its narrow and random path.

500

explain rain shadow

A rain shadow is a dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range. When moist air rises over the mountains, it cools and loses moisture as precipitation on the windward side. As the air descends on the leeward side, it becomes warmer and drier, resulting in less rainfall and a dry climate in the rain shadow region.

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