Fronts
Air Masses
Storms
Water Cycle
Atmosphere
100
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push against each other and neither one moves, it is called a -
Stationar Front
100
A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same features as the Earth's surface where it forms.
Air Mass
100
A moving, highly destructive cone of violently rotating winds.
Tornado
100
Which stage does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
Evaporation
100
Layer where meteoroids die out before reaching Earth
Mesosphere
200
A cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass. It gets colder and we have bad weather. What type of front is this?
Cold Front
200
Which place would most likely cause a warm or hot air mass to form?
Near the Equator
200
the time of the year when hurricanes mainly occur, June-November.
Hurricane Season
200
Which stage does water exit through a plant's leaves in the form of water vapor?
Transpiration
200
Layer where meteoroids die out before reaching earth
Troposphere
300
When a warm air mass slowly moves on top of a cold air mass, and you get light rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
Warm Front
300
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow pointing to?
Contiental Polar.... Cold and Dry
300
A tropical storm with winds that are 74 mph or greater.
Hurricane
300
Which is not a form of precipitation?
Rain.... Snow.. Sleet... Clouds
Clouds
300
Hottest layer
Thermosphere
400
A warm air mass becomes “trapped” between 2 cold air masses.
Occluded Front
400
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
Air Mass
400
What is the Enhanced Fujita scale used for?
To measure Tornado Strength
400
What is the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
Water Cycle
400
Where the ozone layer is located
Stratosphere
500
The line between two air masses is called a/an -
A Front
500
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow pointing to?
Maritime Tropical..... Warm and Humid
500
a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm, such as those from a hurricane.
Storm Surge
500
When water vapor cools into a liquid it's called:
Condensation
500
Layer that extends to Outer Space
Exosphere