Air Masses
Four types of Air Masses
continental polar, continental tropical, maritime polar, maritime tropical
Storm surge accounts for 90% of hurricane deaths. (true/false)
True
A front is a _________ between two air masses.
boundary
This front is represented by red circles.
warm front
What has to be present in order for a tornado to form?
A thunderstorm
This air mass forms over warm water.
maritime tropical
Which of the following is NOT a type of tornado?
A. Megacell B. Supercell C. Landspout D. Waterspout
A
This front is represented by blue triangles on a weather map.
cold front
This front forms when a cold air mass slides under a warm air mass and lifts it up to forms clouds.
cold front
Where must a hurricane form?
Warm tropical waters
This air mass froms over land that is cold.
continental polar
Where is the most dangerous part of the hurricane with the highest speed winds?
The eye wall
This front forms when warm air slides over cold air.
What is a warm front?
What weather is associated with a low pressure system?
Cloudy, rainy
A tornado that occurs over water is called a ____
waterspout
What scale is used to measure hurricanes?
Saffir-Simpson Scale
This air mass can bring heavy snow in the winter.
What is maritime polar?
Tornadoes and hurricanes are _______ ______storms.
Low pressure
Define tornado watch vs tornado warning.
A tornado watch is indicating that the conditions for a tornado to form are favorable. A warning is that a tornado has touched the ground.