Severe Weather
What are the 6 types of Severe weather
Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Blizzards, Floods and Droughts
What does air mass mean
air mass is a large body of air from a specific area which can cover thousands of miles or kilometers
is it harder to breathe in higher altitude
yes
About how long does a Tornado last for?
10 minutes
How many Fronts are there
4
What is Severe weather
any dangerous meteorological Phenomenon with the potential to cause damage serious social disruptions or loss of human life
What is a front
A boundary between two air masses of different density humidity or temperature
True: False
It is harder to breathe at higher altitude
True
How many categories is the Fujita Scale measured by
5
What is stationary front
cold and warm air meet but stays put
How does thunderstorms occur
When warm air rapidly Rises the movement can cause different parts of a cloud to become electrically charged which causes lightning
How many fronts are there
4, cold front, warm front, stationary front, and occluded front
what matter is in the air
gas molecules
what is a supercell tornado
a very strong tornado
What does a Front mean
a boundary between 2 air masses of different density, humidity or temperature
Compare and contrast floods and droughts give at least two similarities and differences
Similarities: they're both water-based natural disasters, Both droughts and floods can cause impact on the loss of crops loss of livestock because of too much water or not enough water
Differences: floods happen when they are too much water while droughts happen when they're is no water Droughts can happen anywhere in the world while floods cannot because some places don't get that much rain
What is the stationary front
t's when cold and warm air meet but stays put the weather that occurs is minimal change in weather and temperature
what is altitude
The height of an object relative to sea level
How is a Tornado formed?
When there is a updraft and a downdraft
What is an occluded front
cold and warm air both move in but cold air is faster and pushes warm air forward
What are the three names for a hurricane
Hurricane Cyclone and Typhoon
What are the symbols for all the weather friends
Cold Front is a line with blue triangles on it a warm front is a line with red half circles on it stationary front is a line with blue triangles and red half circles triangles facing up and half circles facing down and occluded front is triangles and half circles facing the same direction and they are blue
What It density
The measure of amount of the matter in a given space
What is used to measure Tornadoes?
The Fujita Scale
What is an anemometer
used to measure wind speed