Air Masses
Clouds
Fronts
Atmosphere
Extreme Weather
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What type of air mass would bring warm air?
Tropical
100
What are clouds that are low and look like cotton balls?
cumulus
100
What is the progression of hurricanes?
tropical depression
100
A major difference between climate and weather is
Climate is a long term average of atmospheric conditions
100
These states, Texas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, & Illinois are considered?
Tornado Alley
200
What air mass would bring warm air with moisture? (2 letters)
mT
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What are high clouds made of ice crystals and are wispy?
Cirrus
200
What type of front is symbolized by blue triangles?
Cold front
200
The map to the right shows the major climate zones on Earth. The primary factor controlling these climate zones are
Latitude
200
What is the main cause of deaths associated with hurricanes?
Storm surge
300
Isobars that are close together would result in what type of weather condition?
Strong Winds
300
What are clouds that are the first to arrive for both types of fronts?
Cirrus
300
What type of front moves the quickest?
cold front
300
Latitude of 30 has what type of pressure system and what type of cloud coverage?
High and no cloud coverage
300
What scale is used to measure the intensity of a tornado?
Fujita Scale
400
Which type of air mass would form over the North Atlantic Ocean?
mP
400
Lake-Effect Storms need BLANK to be warm and BLANK to be cold?
lake to be warm and air to be cold
400
How does the jet stream move during the year?
Moves down in latitude during the winter and up in latitude during summer
400
In the northern hemisphere, describe what happens due to the rotation of Earth.
Wind is deflected to the right
400
In the United States, most tornadoes are classified as intense- (What type of pressure &&& What type of direction)
Low & Counter Clockwise
500
What air mass has a geographic origin of 80N and over Canada?
cA
500
When cP displaces mT in the summer, what type of cloud do we get?
Cumulonimbus
500
cP displaces cT in the summer results in what type of front moving through and precipitation?
cold without rain
500
What is the name of the convection cell from the equator to 30 degree latitude?
Hadley Cell
500
A tornado travels how many miles before dying out?
6 miles