Weather Systems
This type of pressure system brings sunshine and good weather.
What is a high-pressure system?
This front forms when cold air moves under warm air.
What is a cold front?
This small storm forms from cumulonimbus clouds and includes thunder and lightning.
What is a Thunderstorm?
The two main factors used in Köppen’s climate classification system.
The long-term average weather conditions in a region.
What is Climate?
This pressure system brings clouds and precipitation.
What is a Low-Pressure System?
What is a Warm Front?
This rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud touches Earth’s surface.
What is a Tornado?
This tropical climate has year-round heat and heavy rainfall.
Small areas with climate conditions different from surrounding areas.
What is a microclimate?
Large bodies of air with uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure are called this.
What are air masses?
This front occurs when neither air mass can move the other.
What is a stationary front?
This intense tropical storm has winds exceeding 119 km/hr.
What is a Hurricane?
This dry climate receives less than 25 cm of rain per year.
Temperature decreases as this increases.
What is altitude?
Air masses that form over water are called....
What is Maritime?
This front occurs when warm air is trapped between two cold air masses.
What is an occluded front?
This violent winter storm includes freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.
What is a blizzard?
This climate has moderate temperature and precipitation.
Large bodies of water influence climate because they heat and cool more slowly than this.
What is Land?
Air masses formed over land are called....
These two large wind systems move air masses across the continental United States.
What are prevailing westerlies and jet streams?
This type of radar detects precipitation and movement of particles to estimate wind speed.
What is a Doppler Radar?
This polar climate is always at or below freezing and covered in ice and snow.
What are Ice Caps?
Areas of low rainfall on the leeward side of the mountains are called this.
What is Rain Shadow?