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Air Mass
Pressure Systems
Clouds
Safety
Severe Weather
100
What air mass is cold and dry?
Continental Polar
100
What system is cold and moist?
High Pressure
100
What are clouds?
A collection of moisture on dust particles in the air
100
Where should you go when there is a tornado warning?
basement....inside structure
100
Where does a hurricane get its energy from?
warm ocean water
200
What air mass is hot and dry?
Continental tropical
200
What system is warm and dry?
Low pressure
200
What clouds are usually associated with thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
200
What should you do if you are stuck outside during a thunderstorm and there is lightning?
get inside
200
When the ground is frozen and it rains, what severe weather do we see?
Floods
300
What air mass is moist and cold?
Maritime polar
300
What direction do pressure systems flow? High to low, or low to high
High to low
300
What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?
Cumulus, mature and disapating
300
How many feet of water can carry away a car?
2
300
What scale do we use to measure a tornado?
Fujita
400
What air mass is moist and hot?
Maritime tropical
400
When a cold front comes in, what happens to the warm air? Does is rise or sink?
Rise
400
What are the 3 main cloud categories?
Alto, Stratus, Cirrus
400
What is the difference between a watch and warning?
Watch means it could happen, warning means it is happening
400
What sort of damage would there be with an F-5 tornado?
Leveling of town