Fronts
What is a front
The tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer
What creates wind?
What is uneven heating.
Measures precipitation.
What is rain guage.
The conditions over a long period of time.
what is climate
When a cold air mass quickly pushes up a warm air mass.
What is a cold front
During a high pressure system the air is _________ so it ________.
What is less dense, rises.
Global wind belt, responsible for moving our air masses west to east.
What is Prevailing Westerlies.
An instrument that measures and indicates temperature
What is Thermometer
What is maritime tropical.
When a warm air mass slowly moves and replaces a cold air mass.
What is a warm front
The barometer is falling, what conditions should you expect.
What is lousy, rainy conditions.
Why the direction of the winds change at the beach from day to night?
What is temperature changes.
Instrument that measures wind direction.
What is wind vane
The season the southern hemisphere is during July.
What is winter.
When a warm air mass gets caught in between 2 cold air masses.
What is an occluded front
City A 1025 mb Clear skies 75°F
City B 1008 mb Cloudy 72°F
City C995 mb Rainy 68°F
Which city most likely experiencing a low pressure system?
What is city c.
What is sea breeze.
Measures moisture in the air.
What is Hygrometer.
0 degrees latitude, receives direct sunlight.
What is the equator.
Front that is represented by red semi circles on a weather map.
What is warm front
Low pressure the air is ______ so it ______.
What is less dense, rises.
When the ocean is warmer than the land at night and you get a breeze from the land.
What is land breeze.
Measures wind speed.
What is anemometer
What is millibars. mb