severe weather
what is severe weather
violent thunderstorms that cause damage
What is a Front
a boundary between the two air masses of different density humidity or temperatures
what matter is in the air
gas molecules
what is used to measure the wind speeds in a tornado
Fujita Scale (F)
in what weather do thunderstorms occur
warm weather
what are supercells
very violent thunderstorms
what is a cold front
Cold air replacing warm air
true:false
there is less air molecules closer to the surface
false
how do tornado form
when there is an updraft going right by a downdraft
true:false
lightning is bolts of electricity
true
what is the tool that measures how strong tornadoes are
Fujita Scale
What are all the fronts and their symbols
The cold front has triangles facing upward the warm front has half circles facing upward the stationary front has triangles and half circles the triangles are facing upward and the half circles are facing downwards has triangles and half circles both facing upwards
what is density
the measure of the amount of matter in a given space
about how long do tornado last for
10 minutes
what types of hurricanes are there
typhoon,cyclone,huraciane
How do thunderstorms occur
When warm air rapidly Rises the movement can cause different parts of a cloud to become electrically charge which causes lightning
what is an occluded front
Cold and warm air both move in but cold air is faster and pushes warm air forward
true:false
it is harder to breathe at a higher altitude
true
what is a supercell tornado
a very strong tornado that can cause lots and lots of damage
what are hurricanes measured by
saffir-simpsons scale
what are hurricanes
A type of tropical Cyclone large swirling storms with heavy Wind and Rain
what is a stationary front
Cold and warm air meet but stays put
what is altitude
the height of an object relative to sea level
how many categories is the Fujita Scale go up to
1-5
northern vs. southern hemisphere
southern clockwise and northern counter clockise