Weather Fronts
What type of weather accompanies a warm front?
Prolonged, steady precipitation
This is the device commonly used to measure air pressure.
A barometer
The wet stuff that falls from the sky...
Rain
This swirling storm generally happens when warm and cold air mix over land.
Tornado
The "baby" form of this shellfish is called a spat.
An oyster
A cold front can be responsible for severe weather such as these loud storms.
Thunderstorms
Atmospheric pressure usually does this when you go higher in altitude.
The pressure decreases
The movement of air...
This massive storm gets its energy from warm ocean water.
Hurricane
This is the capital of Canada
Ottawa
This type of front is represented by a purple line with alternating triangles and semicircles.
An occluded front
What liquid is still found in the devices that measure air pressure?
Mercury
The amount of water vapor in the air...
Humidity
Cumulonimbus clouds are often an indicator that this could happen.
A thunderstorm
What do you call the plastic tip of a shoelace?
An aiglet
The weather associated with cold fronts lasts a shorter amount of time than warm front weather because of this.
Cold fronts move much faster than warm fronts
Wind is the result of air moving from where to where?
From high pressure to low pressure
A measure of the amount of air sitting on top of you...
Atmospheric pressure
Collisions of charged particles in clouds can cause this phenomenon.
Lightning
Hammer, anvil, and stirrup are parts of which body part?
The ear
Weather fronts are called "fronts" because of a connection to this horrific early 20th century event.
World War I
What are isobars?
Lines connecting places with equal atmospheric pressures
How hot it is outside...
Temperature
Extended periods of dry weather are known as...
Droughts
Mycology is the study of what?
Mushrooms/fungi