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Air Pressure
Air Movement
Weather Forecast
Causes of Storms
Grab Bag
100

The force exerted by air in all directions on a given area.

What is air pressure.
100
Local winds that blow during the day from the water towards land.
What is a sea breeze?
100
The boundary between two air masses
What is a front?
100
Storm that delivers lighting, thunder, and heavy rains.
What is a thunderstorm?
100
Most frequent seasons of thunderstorms and tornadoes.
What are spring and summer?
200

a mixture of gases that surround a planet

What is an atmosphere?
200
The type of wind that blows across most of the U.S.
What are the prevailing westerlies?
200
Instrument used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer
200
When a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
What is a cold front?
200
Due to the Earth's tilt, movement and shape the Earth's surface is heated in which way?
What is unevenly?
300
Conditions in the atmosphere at a given time or place
What is weather?
300

This difference in air pressure can help you fly a kite.

What is the wind?
300
Instrument to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
300
When two opposing air masses are stalled while pushing against one another.
What is a stationary front?
300
 Scientists who study the weather.
What are meteorologists?
400
Has the characteristics of higher temperatures and low density.
What is low pressure?
400
The reason why winds "curve".
What is the Coriolis Effect?
400
A body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout.
What is air mass?
400
Violently rotating column of air from cloud to ground
What is a tornado?
400
The specific name given to cool dry are masses from the north.
What are Continental Polar?
500
Causes a lack of oxygen and colder temperatures.
What is altitude?
500

Sailors did not like these wind belts?

What are the doldrums or horse latitudes?
500
Any liquid or solid that falls to the Earth's surface.
What is precipitation?
500
Warm air that rises suddenly and creates energy with its rapid condensation. It fuels tornadoes.
What is an updraft?
500
The specific name given to warm, wet air masses from the south.
What are Maritime Tropical?