Weather
Scientist who study the causes of weather and try to predict it.
What is meteorologist?
air mass with dry, cold air
Four types of fronts.
What is cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front?
What is severe/extreme weather?
Three main factors that influence temperature.
What is latitude, altitude, and distance from oceans and lakes (bodies of water)?
Type of pressure system that brings clear, sunny skies
What is a high pressure system?
a Maritime Tropical air mass (mT)
What is a moist, warm air mass?
A boundary between two different air masses
What is a front?
weather event that includes rain, clouds, lightning, thunder, and wind
What are thunderstorms?
Three factors that affect precipitation.
What is prevailing winds, presence of mountains, and seasons/seasonal winds?
Weather associated with low pressure systems
What are rainy and cloudy days?
Large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
What is an air mass?
Cold air moves under warm air, forcing warm air up
What is a cold front?
condition caused by heavy rainfall in a short amount of time onto land that is usually dry
What is flooding?
two characteristics of weather that affect climate
What are precipitation and temperature?
amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
how air masses are classified
What is temperature and moisture?
Forms when a cold mass meets a warm mass, but neither have enough force to move the other.
What is stationary fronts?
vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air
What is a tornado?
typical weather of a region year after year
What is climate?
the condition of the air outdoors
What is weather?
four types of air masses
What is maritime, continental, tropical, and polar?
Warm air mass that is caught between two cold air masses.
What is occluded front?
conditions characterized by falling rain that freezes as it lands
What is an ice storm?
air temperature decreases as this climate factor increases
What is altitude?