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Air Masses
Fronts
Storms
Predicting Weather
Weather Map Symbols
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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout is called an _______.
air mass
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The location where two air masses meet
Front
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A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Storm
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Name two instruments that weather balloons carry that help report the weather

thermometer, barometer

100

Half circles on a bar represent what?

a warm front

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Scientists classify air masses based on what two characteristics?
Temperature and Humidity
200
What are the four types of fronts?
Cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts
200
Heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightening
Thunderstorm
200

A newer technology that allows meteorologist to see cloud patterns and development all over the globe is...

Satellite imagery

200

Triangles on a bar represent what?

a cold front
300
What is the name for an air mass that forms over the ocean?
Maritime
300
A swirling center of low air pressure is called what?
Cyclone
300
A sudden spark or energy charge that jumps between parts of a cloud
Lightening
300
A wind is named by what characteristic?
The direction is comes from
300

What do half circles and triangles on opposite sides of a bar represent?

a stationary front

400
Air masses that bring cool or cold air and form over land
Continental Polar
400

What type of front forms when two air masses meet and neither one can move?

Stationary fronts

400

When the ground is completely saturated or when the ground has been dry for a long period of time and heavy rains occur, usually leads to this.

Flooding

400
Lines on a weather map that join places with the same temperature
isotherms
400

What do half circles and triangles on the same side of a bar represent?

an occluded front

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Air masses that form over Mexico and bring dry hot temperatures
Continental Tropical
500

Mr. Silva's favorite front, because it usually brings snow at higher elevations

cold front

500

Hurricane and typhoons are similar in every aspect except where in the world they occur and their....

Name

500
What upcoming weather will a meteorologist likely report if low pressure fronts are moving through your area?
rain or storms
500

What does a snowflake represent on a weather map?

snow