Reading a Weather Map
What are isobars?
The lines on weather maps
What do cirrus clouds look like?
Streaks
What clouds bring rain after there is a covering of dark status clouds?
Nimbostratus
What is a tornado?
A funnel of wind that is formed when a cold front and warm front meet.
What is the weather cycle?
The weather cycle is the cycle water takes and rotates through different stages.
what do H and L stand for on a weather map?
High pressure and Low pressure
What do stratus clouds look like?
Layers
What might clouds of an approaching storm look like?
feathery clouds, cirrus clouds, streak clouds
What conditions do tornadoes form best in?
Cold and dry air colliding with Warm and Moist air.
The precipitation moves the rock and soil layers.
What is a front?
a front is the boundary between are masses that have different atmospheric densities.
What cloud looks like a heap?
Cumulus
Usually, how many hours does it take for clouds to thicken and lower?
Usually 2-4 hours
What kind of storm do greenish clouds usually point out?
Tornadoes
What doesn’t happen in evaporation stage? (all three other stages)
ground going into the water, cooling of water vapor, and rain (must have all three)
What does a blue isobar and red isobar indicate?
A cold front and a warm front
What is a nimbus cloud?
A cloud form where precipitation might fall.
What happens after the clouds thicken and lower, before they become nimbostratus?
A dark covering of stratus clouds takes over
How do hurricanes form
Moisture rising into the air generates energy
what kind of precipitation could happen in the precipitation phase
any kind
What symbols represent stationary fronts?
Ovals and Triangles
What layer would you find a cumulonimbus cloud in?
All of them.
Describe the entire way to predict weather using clouds
high feathery clouds; clouds thicken; covering of dark stratus clouds; nimbostratus clouds
Where do hurricanes form
In low pressure areas over the warm ocean water.
Describe the water cycle stages, in order.
Groundwater, evaporation, condensation, precipitation