Predicting Weather
This type of scientist studies and predicts weather.
What is a meteorologist?
This type of weather model shows the weather conditions at a particular time over a large area.
What is a weather map?
A localized storm that comes with heavy precipitation is called?
A thunderstorm.
A cyclone that forms over water is called?
A hurricane.
How can you avoid being impacted by excessive heat?
Limit your exposure, wear protective clothing, wear sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. Hydrate.
True or False: Weather technology has not changed forecasting for meteorologists in recent years.
False, it has become more accurate.
Where does the information from a weather map come from?
It is synthesized from weather stations all over the region.
What conditions must be present for snow to occur?
Air AND ground temperatures have to be below freezing.
A column of spinning air extending from a thunderstorm is called?
A tornado.
How do you best stay safe during a thunderstorm?
Keep away from trees, poles or high places and try to seek shelter.
This tool is found in many locations and can gather real time data.
What is an automated weather station?
What does an Isobar show?
Name three things that come from a thunderstorm.
Hail, lightning and thunder
It gets weaker and wind speeds decrease.
How do you best stay safe during a winter storm?
Stay inside and prepare with food and water in case the power goes out.
This tool orbits high above Earth collecting data as well as images of Earth's surface and atmosphere.
What is a weather satellite?
What is an Isotherm?
It shows places with the same air temperature.
Warm air carrying lots of moisture is forced upward along a cold front. It rises rapidly causing thunderheads.
What can cause a change in a hurricane's direction?
Changes in wind direction can change the path of a hurricane.
How do you best stay safe during a hurricane?
Prepare with necessary supplies and evacuate if possible.
When the barometeric pressure drops, it brings what type of weather?
It will bring stormy weather.
Name two items that would be found on a weather map.
Isobars, Isotherms, air temperature, types of fronts, percent of cloud cover, wind speed and direction, precipitation, storms.
Lake effect snow is a phenomena that occurs near the Great Lakes. In addition to having air temperatures below zero degrees what else must happen for this to occur?
Warm, moist air will move southeast across the warm lakes before it drops it snows on the nearby land.
In what season, time of day and location are tornadoes most common?
They are common in the Great Plains in the spring and early summer during the late afternoon.
How do you best stay safe during a tornado?