Air Pressure
In which air pressure system, air spirals away from the center to the surroundings?
High Pressure System:)
What are air masses?
Large bodies of air with specific temperature and moisture characteristics.
What kind of weather occurs at a cold front?
Cold with rain or snow.
What happens in the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
Heavy wind, rain, thunder and lightening.
A weather watch means that a severe weather is
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Possible
In which Air pressure system does air sink?
high pressure
How do Air masses occur?
When a large high-pressure system lingers over an area for several days.
What kind of weather occurs at a warm front?
Warm with rain.
In a tornado, what do we call the column of air that connects the bottom of the cloud with the surface of the earth?
Funnel
The most destructive storms on earth are------------------
hurricanes
What kind of weather occurs in low pressure system?
cloudy- precipitation
Name the two polar Air masses.
continental polar and Maritime polar
What happens to to the warm air mass in a cold front?
It is pushed up, it rises, cools, condenses and forms clouds.
Tornadoes cause damage depending on their magnitude. The swirling wind lifts the------------
Debris
Blizzards are dangerous because they are snow storm that cause---------------
frostbite and hypothermia
In which Air pressure system does air rise?
Low pressure system.
What are the characteristics of a continental tropical air mass?
Dry and hot.
What happens to to the warm air mass in a warm front?
It rises above the cold air mass, then it cools, condenses and makes clouds and precipitation.
Hurricanes are --------------------storms that happen over water.
tropical
During thunderstorm, inside stay away from --------------, and ------------------and outside stay away from--------and----------- -----------
metal objects and electrical wires, and outside stay away from water and high places
Air moves from high pressure areas to low pressure areas? (true or false)
TRUE!!
True or False: Maritime air masses occur over land.
False.
True or false: All air fronts result in clouds and precipitation.
true
When the rotating wind reaches --------------the storm becomes a hurricane
120km/h
To stay safe during a hurricane---------------
you should leave the area