Air
Weather
Forecasting
100

What are the 2 letters that represent a continental tropical air mass?

cT

100

What is caused by electric discharge between positive and negatively charged areas?

Lightning

100

What instrument measures temperature?

Thermometer

200

What is the name of ice that freezes many times?

Hail

200

What type of severe weather causes winds over 120 km/hr?

Hurricane

200

What is the name of the instrument that measures air pressure?

Barometer

300

What type of front has cold air moving causing cold weather?

Cold front

300

What type of clouds bring thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus

300

What is the name of the person who studies weather to make predictions?

Meteorologist

400

What is the name of the cyclone with higher pressure?

Anticyclone

400

Which type of severe weather is caused by winds traveling in opposite directions in a funnel cloud?

Tornado

400

What is the name of the location where weather stations are located?

Station Model

500

What word do you add in front of the cloud name to show mid level elevation?

Alto

500

What type of front brings cloudy, wet weather?

Stationary

500

What are lines that connect areas of equal air pressure on a weather map?

Isobar