Vocabulary
Facts
Symbols
Types of Storms
Mystery
100
This is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture content throughout.
Air Mass
100
The type of air mass that forms toward the poles and has cold air.
Polar
100
What does this symbol mean?
Cold front
100
What kind of storm is depicted here?
Thunderstorm
100
This is what the weather service announcers call when conditions are favorable for a tornado to occur.
Tornado Watch
200
What pushes air masses in a similar west-to-east direction?
Jet Stream
200
Where in the world do most tornadoes occur?
The United States
200
What does this symbol mean?
Occluded front
200
What kind of storm is depicted here?
Hurricane
200
This type of storm forms over oceans near the equator.
Hurricane
300
The boundary where two air masses meet
Front
300
Although the official boundaries of ________ ________are not clearly defined, the main part extends from northern Texas, through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
Tornado Alley
300
What does this symbol mean?
Warm front
300
What kind of storm is depicted here?
Tornado
300
This is what the weather service announcers call when a tornado has been seen or picked up by radar.
Tornado Warning
400
The major wind belts over the United States are called the ______.
Westerlies
400
Areas that have lower pressure than the surrounding areas where the air masses converge (come together) and rise, causing stormy weather.
Cyclones
400
What does this symbol mean?
Stationary front
400
What kind of storm is depicted here?
Blizzard/ Winter Storm
400
What can form in minutes and usually occur in the United States. They can be 200-300 yards across.
Tornado
500
Areas of different air _________ affect the weather.
pressure
500
Air masses can be thousands of kilometers across and extend 16 kilometers into the ________. (Hint: It is a layer in the atmosphere).
Stratosphere
500
What does this symbol represent?
Low pressure system
500
What kind of storm is depicted here?
Flood
500
An air mass gets its moisture and temperature characteristics from the area over which it forms. These areas are called _____ ______.
Source Region