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Atmosphere
Fronts/Pressure
Storms
Weather Maps
Climate
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A barometer measures this and it also means a change in weather
What is air pressure?
100
A moving boundary line between two air masses.
What is a front?
100
A strong windstorm with a funnel-shaped cloud
What is a tornado?
100
This is symbolized by a line with red half circles on a weather map
What is a warm front?
100
Climate is defined by these two factors
What are temperature and precipitation?
200
This helps predict how fast an approaching storm will arrive
What is wind speed?
200
A _______ occurs where a cold air mass pushes out and wedges under a warmer air mass.
What is a cold front?
200
This storm forms over warm ocean water in areas of low pressure near the equator
What is a hurricane?
200
A high pressure system is noted by this symbol
What is an H?
200
Warmer climate are found nearer this part of the Earth
What is the Equator?
300
The amount of moisture held in the air determined by the temperature
What is relative humidity?
300
Sunny, clear weather is associated with this air pressure area.
What is high pressure area?
300
Under what conditions does a hurricane form
What is The warm, moist air over equatorial ocean water collects and begins to spin
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The "tails" that come out of cities on a weather map tell you this information
What is the direction the wind is blowing from?
300
This climate is marked by generally cold temperatures, there is little precipitation and it's usually in the form of snow
What is Polar Climate?
400
Meteorologists use an anemometer to measure this weather information.
What is the wind speed?
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Occurs where a warm air mass glides up and over a cooler air mass.
What is warm front?
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This alert will be given it a tornado is spotted in an area
What is a tornado warning?
400
Cities with the same air pressure will be found inside these lines on a weather map
What is isobars?
400
This climate feature the greatest changes in weather. There are four different weather seasons
What is Temperate Climate?
500
A huge body of the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature and humidity throughout.
What is Air mass?
500
These are usually found on a weather map
Isobars, highs/lows, and fronts?
500
A thunderstorm produces thunder and __
What is lightning?
500
The center of a hurricane would have this weather symbol inside.
What is a L (for low pressure) or a hurricane symbol?
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This climate occurs near the equator, the temperatures are high, most humid region
What is Tropical climate?