Weather General
What refers to the short-term changes in the atmosphere?
Weather
White, feathery highest clouds
Cirrus
It brings high winds, heavy rains. lightning and sometimes hail.
Thunderstorm
It a huge body of air that forms over ocean or land in tropical or polar regions of the Earth.
Air Mass
What is kind of front moves in such a way that colder air replaces warmer air?
Cold front
It is the average weather in a location over long period of time.
Climate
White blanket of gray, "high fogs, low clouds
Stratus
They are huge powerful storms that form out over the ocean.
Hurricanes
An air mass that originates in warm temperature region.
Tropical air mass
A front that moves in such a way that warmer air replaces colder air.
Warm front
What measures air pressure?
Barometer
Puffy, flat bottoms, low in the sky
Cumulus
They are violent column of wind that spin very fast.
Tornadoes
If an air mass is formed over ocean it is called________.
Maritime air mass
It is a kind of front which is stationary or nearly so.
Stationary front
What are the different climate zones?
Polar, Temperate and Tropical
Thunderstorm clouds
Cumulonimbus
What are other names for Tornadoes?
Twister, Cyclone and Funnel
What is responsible for heating up the Earth unevenly which creates different climate zones?
Sun
A composite of two fronts as a cold front overtakes a warm front or stationary front.
Occluded front
Why is weather forecasting very important?
To plan the day, to prepare during severe weather
What made up clouds?
Water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky
Why are hurricanes dangerous?
They can cause huge amounts of damage caused by flooding or storm surge.
What are the 4 types of air masses?
Maritime Polar, Maritime Continental, Continental Polar and Continental Tropical
What are the 4 kinds of fronts?
Cold, warm, occluded and stationary fronts