Storms
Air Masses
Atmosphere
Climate Regions
Precipitation
100
Large storm that gathers energy over warm ocean water
What is a hurricane
100
Warm, wet air masses are known as
What is tropical maritime
100
The level of atmosphere where all weather takes place.
What is troposphere
100
The three climate zones from the north pole south to the equator IN ORDER
What are polar, temperate, and tropical
100
Identify the five types of precipitation
What are rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain.
200
Small violent storm that has twisting winds in excess of 135 mph.
What is a tornado
200
Cold, dry air masses are known as
What is polar continental
200
The gas most plentiful in air
What is nitrogen
200
Why can glaciers be present in tropical zones.
What is high altitude
200
This occurs at night when land cools faster than water
What is land breeze
300
A front which remains in place over time.
What is a stationary front
300
Warm, dry air masses are known as
What is tropical continental
300
The level where satallites orbit in the thermosphere
What is exosphere
300
The rainy season in Asia is associated with this weather phenomenon
What is Monsoon
300
Name both types of winds.
What local and global
400
Type of clouds associated with violent storms, lightening and thunder.
What is cumulonimbus.
400
Cold wet air masses are known as
What is polar maritime
400
This tool measures atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer
400
Polar ice caps are melting due to this condition
What is greenhouse effect or global warming
400
The two stages of progression between low pressure system and hurricane based on wind speed.
What are tropical depression and tropical storm
500
This forms when lightening strikes sand.
What is a fulgarite.
500
High pressure systems are associated with this kind of weather
What is sunny or clear
500
This tool measures water vapor in the atmosphere
What is psychrometer
500
The Great Lakes were formed by this
What is Ice Age or glaciers
500
What hurricanes are called in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
What are cyclones and typhoons
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