Weather Facts
Fronts
Atmospheric layers
Air masses
Weather symbols
100
A scientist that forecasts the weather on TV and radio.
What is a Meteorologist.
100
This type of front slowly brings in warmer air.
What is a Warm Front.
100
Where radio waves are bounced off of.
What is the Ionosphere.
100
This air mass spirals clockwise and brings good weather.
What is a High Pressure Air Mass.
100
Connects all areas of the same temperature.
What is an ISOTHERM.
200
The driving energy force behind the water cycle, the weather patterns and the ecosystem.
What is the Sun.
200
Occurs when 2 air masses meet and are not strong enough to push the other out of the way.
What is a Stationary Front.
200
Where meteors are seen burning.
What is the Mesosphere.
200
Spirals counterclockwise made up of warmer, less dense air.
What is a Low Pressure Air Mass.
200
This cluster of symbols over a town showing all weather conditions at that time.
What is a Station Model.
300
What moves from High Pressure to Low pressure areas?
What are winds.
300
Brings in cooler more dense air and replaces warmer air.
What is a Cold Front.
300
Where man made satellites are placed in order to orbit the Earth.
What is the Exosphere.
300
Term given to air masses that form over water.
What is Maritime.
300
A line with triangles on one side.
What is a Cold Front symbol.
400
Coastal land areas are more mild in temperatures than inland areas because of being located near __?
What is Oceans.
400
Occurs when a warm air mass in trapped by 2 cooler air masses.
What is an Occluded Front.
400
The only atmospheric layer with weather.
What is the troposphere.
400
Term given to air masses that form over land.
What is Continental.
400
A line with both triangles and semi-circles on opposite sides of the line.
What is a Stationary Front.
500
Energy transfer by the movement of particles.
What is Convection.
500
The boundary between 2 air masses.
What is a front.
500
The ozone layer is made up of these molecules and are located in what atmospheric layer. ( must provide 2 answers)
What is O3 molecules and are in the Stratosphere.
500
The most extreme 2 low pressure air masses.
What is a Hurricane or Tornado.
500
Lines showing atmospheric pressure, either in millibars or inches of mercury, drawn on a weather map.
What is ISOBARS.
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