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Clouds
Fronts/Masses
Severe Weather
Forecasting Weather
Randomness
100
Covers large areas and is low level
What is a stratus cloud
100
A boundary where two air masses meet
What is a front
100
The type of weather that a cold front brings
What is stormy, cooler
100
Used to measure air temperatue
What is a thermometer
100
Part of the water cycle that carries water from precipitation into oceans.
What is runoff
200
Type of precipitation associated with cumulonimbus clouds
What is thunderstorms
200
An air mass with the symbol cT would be described as this
What is warm (tropics) and dry (continental)
200
A storm surge is a dangerous part of this type of storm
What is a hurricane
200
Measures air pressure
What is a barometer
200
This is considered to be the most dangerous part of a thunderstorm.
What is lightening
300
A puffy white cloud with a flat bottom
What is cumulus cloud
300
The type of air mass that forms over Northern Canada
What is continental polar (cP)
300
The type of storm that's known for its strong, destructive winds.
What is a tornado
300
Measures the wind speed
What is anemometer
300
Images that radars use and meteorologists display come from these.
What is weather satellites
400
A nimbostatus cloud would bring what type of weather
What is rain
400
A front formed with two weak air masses
What is stationary front
400
Most powerful storms on Earth
What is a hurricane
400
Helps located and track weather
What is a radar
400
The temperature at which air is saturated
What is dew point
500
The part of the water cycle that clouds form in
What is condensation
500
A front caused by 3 different air masses (two cold and one warm)
What is occluded front
500
Describe the eye of a hurricane.
What is calm, warmer, light winds
500
This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs and weather instruments are used for forecasting
What is the troposphere
500
A percentage that shows how much water vapor is in the air
What is relative humidity