Water in the Air
Air Masses and Fronts
Severe Weather
Forecasting the Weather
100
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
100
The area in which two types of air masses meet
Front
100
A usually brief heavy storm that consists of rain, strong wings, lightning, and thunder.
Thunderstorms
100
a person who studies weather and makes predictions.
Meteorologist
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
200
When cold air moves warm under warm air
Cold Front
200
A large tropical storm that forms over tropical ocean water and has speeds of at least 120 km/h.
Hurricane
200
a prediction of weather conditions over the next 3 to 5 days
Weather Forecast
300
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
condensation
300
When a warm air mass is caught in between two cold fronts.
Occluded Fronts
300
An electric discharge that takes place between a _______ charged area and a _______ charged area.
Positively and Negatively
300
Carries electronic equipment that can measure weather conditions
Weather Balloon
400
What are the 3 main phases of the water cycle?
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation
400
a large body of air where temperature and moisture content are constant throughout
Air Mass
400
What are at least 2 characteristics of a tornado?
Has very high wind speeds
Is a visible funnel shaped cloud
Touches the ground
400
What is this a picture of?
Doppler Radar
500
What are the four types of Air Masses.
Maritime Polar, Continental Polar, Maritime Tropical, Continental Tropic