Fronts
Air Pressure
Hurricanes
Land and Sea Breeze
Reading Weather Maps
100
What weather would cold fronts bring?
Stormy weather and precipitation.
100
How many air pressures are there?
Two (High and Low)
100
What temperature does the ocean have to be for hurricanes to form?
Warm water.
100
What is a land breeze?
Breeze coming from the land.
100
What are Low Pressure systems represented by?
L.
200
What weather would warm fronts bring?
Dry, sunny skies.
200
What would be seen if low-pressured area had come to Atlanta?
Cloudy skies (or rain)
200
What was the most intense hurricane in 2017?
Hurricane Irma
200
What is a sea breeze?
A breeze coming from the sea.
200
How many stationary fronts are there?
5 stationary fronts
300
What color is a warm front?
Red. (orange/yellow/crimson)
300
When there is high pressure in Atlanta, what weather would be predicted?
Warm, sunny weather.
300
How do hurricanes form?
They form from energy from the ocean.
300
Hurricanes bring what to land?
Precipitation and severe weather.
300
How many warm fronts are there?
One.
400
What weather do stationary fronts bring?
Half sunny on the warm front, and stormy weather on the cold front.
400
What type of pressure crossed over Lawrenceville on March 16?
A low-pressure area.
400
What month experiences the most hurricanes?
September.
400
What breeze brings breeze from the land to sea?
A sea breeze.
400
How many fronts are shown on the map?
All 4.
500
What weather do occluded fronts bring?
Stormy, severe weather. Also brings precipitation.
500
What would occur if there is a drop in air pressure?
Tropical cyclones. (hurricanes)
500
In El Niño, what happends to the surface of the water? (Bill Nye said something about it)
1. The surface increases in temperature
2. Tropical cyclones form from El Niño.
500
Which breeze brings clouds to the land?
A sea breeze.
500
How many systems are on the map?
6 systems:
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Cold Front
High Pressure
Low Pressure