Precipitation & Water Cycle
Air Masses
Frontal Systems
Layers of the Atmosphere
Powerful Storms
100
What is not considered to be precipitation?
Dew or fog are not considered to be precipitation.
100
Which air mass often dips south in the winter and brings extremely cold air?
What is arctic air mass.
100
Which front is represented by blue triangles?
What is a cold front.
100
Which layer of the atmosphere has all weather?
What is the troposphere.
100
Which storm system can have winds up to 250 mph?
What is a tornado.
200
How does freezing rain form?
Freezing rain forms when rain falls, then right before hitting the ground freezes; thereby leaving a layer of ice over the ground.
200
What air mass brings warm, wet weather?
What is maritime tropical.
200
Which front is represented by red, half circles?
What is a warm front.
200
Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer in it?
What is the mesosphere.
200
Which storm system has an eye and eye wall?
What is a hurricane.
300
What is needed for evaporation to occur?
A source of heat is needed for evaporation to occur.
300
What is the name of the air mass that brings cold, damp air?
What is maritime polar.
300
Which front is a combination of both warm and cold fronts, and what is its name?
Occluded fronts are a combination of both warm and cold fronts.
300
What layer of the atmosphere is considered outer space?
What is the exosphere.
300
When storms form, winds blow from _______ to _______ pressure.
When storms form, winds blow from high to low pressure.
400
Clouds need what to condense and form precipitation?
A condensation nuclei is needed for condensation to occur.
400
What is the name of the air mass that brings warm, dry air?
What is continental tropical.
400
When a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, a __________________ front is formed.
When a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, a stationary front is formed.
400
What is the Jet Stream?
The Jet Stream is a strong wind, which blows west to east in the northern part of the United States.
400
Why is the eye wall of a hurricane so dangerous?
The eye wall is most dangerous because that is where the winds are strongest.
500
Describe the water cycle using four stations.
The water starts off as precipitation, it then accumulates, next it evaportates and finally it condenses to form clouds.
500
How do air masses resemble the location in which they form?
Air masses take on the characteristics of the area in which the air mass formed.
500
Fronts are ____________________ between air masses.
Fronts are boundaries between air masses.
500
What does the ozone layer protect us from?
The ozone layer protects us from the harmful ultra violet light from the sun.
500
How are hurricanes classified and how are tornadoes classified?
Hurricanes are classified using the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which tornadoes are classified by the Fujita Scale.
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