Weather Systems
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Meteorology
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes and Hurricanes
100
This is a large parcel of air that takes on the characteristics over which it forms
What is an air mass?
100
The lines on a map connecting areas of equal pressure are called.
What are isobars?
100
Air pressure is monitored using
What is a barometer
100
electricity in the clouds caused by friction in a storm is called
What is lightning
100
extremely powerful thunderstorms associated with tornadoes are called
What is supercell
200
These winds blow between 0 and 30 degrees north and south latitutes
What are the trade winds?
200
Isobars close together on a weather map indicate what.
What are high winds?
200
High pressure systems are associated with
What is good weather, spin clockwise, sinking air or moving away from center
200
the release of heat after a lighting strike is called
What is thunder
200
What causes most the the damage from a hurricane
What is storm surge
300
On a station model what does the circle in the middle represent
What is cloud cover
300
If you collect data for short term rainfall, temperatures, humidity and cloud cover you are monitoring
What is weather
300
Low pressure systems are associated with
What is poor weather, spin counter-clockwise, rising air or moving toward center
300
What are the three stages of a thunderstorm
What are cumulus, mature and dissipation
300
what is the difference between a hurricane and typhoon
What is their location
400
If two weather graphs both move up at the same time what conclusions can be drawn
What is it's a direct relationship
400
The cause of winds due to the rotation of earth's atmosphere is called the
What is the coriolis effect?
400
the four frontal systems are
What is cold, warm, stationary and occluded
400
What should you do in a severe thunderstorm
What is get inside, take cover under shorter trees, get in a car etc
400
Where is tornado alley
What is tx, ok, ks, ne, sd, ia, il etc
500
What is el nino?
What is a warming off the coast of peru that causes worldwide weather phenomena
500
What happens when the temperature and the dew point are the same
What is clouds form, fog forms
500
What's the difference between a watch and a warning
What is watch means be prepared, warning means take cover
500
What three things are necessary for a thunderstorm to develop
What is moisture in air, rising air mass, unstable atmosphere
500
What causes a hurricane to lose speed and die out
What is move over land or cold water
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