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Weather Instruments
Clouds
Air Masses
Fronts and Storms
Weather Maps
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Air temperature is usually measured with a(an)
Thermometer
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The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called
The Coriolis Effect
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When the air is dry and warm, what air mass is this?
Continental tropical
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Explain what a cold front is.
A fast-moving cold air mass sweeps under warm air mass.
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What kind of weather would you expect to have during a cold front?
Partly cloudy and mild
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Clouds form when water vapor in the air
Condenses
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The boundary where air masses meet becomes a(an)
Front
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Tornadoes can occur in spring and early summer when the afternoon sun has heated the Earth’s surface and a
Cold, dry air mass meets a warm, humid air mass
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What kind of scientists collects, analyzes, and interprets data?
Meteorologist
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Winds are caused by differences in air pressure. What instrument is used to measure this air pressure?
Barometer
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The 3 main types of clouds are
Cumulus, Cirrus, and Stratus
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Give three states that experience continental polar air masses.
Any state that is far from the ocean or is below/above another country.
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Winds with constant speed and direction as they go higher in the atmosphere, warm surface waters above 80°F, and a low pressure area are the main ingredients needed for the formation of
Hurricanes
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Name 5 things that you can see on a weather map.
Answers will vary. This will be determined by Ms. Barrios.
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What tool uses a wet-bulb and dry-bulb thermometer?
Psychrometer
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Explain the journey that a water molecule takes to condense and form a cloud? Start with Earth's surface and end at the clouds.
Water droplet (liquid) --> Water vapor (evaporation, fog) --> Ice crystal (solid, condensation)
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What air mass and front produces major thunderstorms?
Maritime tropical and cold front
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Tornadoes and hurricanes both form over a low pressure area. The main differences between the storms are
tornadoes can form over land and hurricanes can only form over warm oceans
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How do anemometers, barometers, psychrometers, and thermometers help a meteorologist forecast the weather?
Anemometer will tell us the wind speed, barometers tell us the atmospheric pressure at that location, psychrometers tell us the relative humidity, and thermometers tell us the temperature at that specific location.
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What is the relationship between the temperature of a dry-bulb thermometer and relative humidity?
As temperature decreases, relative humidity increases.
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In which type of clouds do tornadoes form?
Cumulonimbus
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Explain the types of air masses that are most likely to hit Arizona during the summer.
Since Arizona is near the Pacific Ocean, it will receive humid air (Maritime). Since it is the summer time, Arizona will receive warm air (tropical). So, Arizona is most likely to receive a Maritime tropical air mass.
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Give three similarities between a cold front and warm front.
Both attached to low air pressure, both move west to east, and both can bring rain.
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What are isotherms and how are they used?
It is a line on a map that connects points of equal temperature. On a map, we use a line to enclose a specific area. That entire area will have the same temperature.