Atmospheric Variables
Severe Weather
It's About the Air
Weather Tools
Hodge Podge
100
Wind blows from _______area to______ area
What is a high to low
100
I am the scale for classifying hurricanes
What is the Saffir Simpson Scale?
100
Warm air rises and does not press much on the earth's surface.
What is a low pressure area?
100
I measure the temperature outside.
What is Thermometer?
100
This type of precipitation is formed in very cold clouds when the water vapor freezes into ice crystals.
What is snow?
200
I am a front that creates thunderstorms, heavy rain and a sharp decrease in temperature.
What is cold front?
200
This has an eye and is considered the most dangerous storm.
What is Hurricane?
200
The push of air against its surroundings.
What is air pressure?
200
if you have a fever or to meausre the temperature of the air, use me
What is a thermometer
200
This type of precipitation forms when water molecules join together until they are so heavy that they fall to the Earth.
What is rain?
300
This is a key indicator of humidity.
What is Dew Point
300
This has rain, thunder, and lightning.
What is thunderstorm?
300
What type of weather can you expect with this symbol?
What is clouds and precipitation?
300
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me.
What is a barometer?
300
I tell you what direction the wind is blowing.
What is a wind (weather) vane?
400
During the day, land heats up faster than water. This creates a low pressure zone over the land. What does this create?
What is a Sea Breeze?
400
My wind directions is Counterclockwise and inward
What is Hurricane?
400
This Air Mass is hot and very dry. Forms over low-latitude land masses.
What is Continental Tropical?
400
Curious about how fast the wind is blowing? Use me to measure it.
What is an Anemometer?
400
This is the apparent deflection of moving objects—such as wind and ocean currents—into curved paths, rather than straight lines, caused by the Earth’s rotation
What is the Coriolis Effect?
500
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
What is warm air
500
Hurricanes form here
What is a the Atlantic ocean ?
500
This airmass is normally found in North Pacific (Gulf of Alaska), North Atlantic.
What is Maritime Polar?
500
This is a compact symbolic diagram used to plot surface weather observations.
What is a Station Model?
500
You can expect this type of temperature when you see this symbol on a weather map.
What is low temperature?