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100
A blue curve with triangles coming off on a weather map is...
What is a cold front?
100
____ clouds are thin and whispy. They are high-level clouds.
What are cirrus clouds?
100

Used to predict weather in the near future

What are forecasts?

100
A ______ measures the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
100

IMETS

What are Incident Meteorologists?

200

A front is when two or more _____ ________ meet.

What are air masses?

200
___________ clouds are very dense, vertical thunderstorm clouds. These clouds mar form in clusters or alone.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
200

______ are violent, funnel-shaped clouds with extremely strong winds.

What are tornadoes?

200
___ _______ is measured by a barometer.
What is air pressure?
200

The force of the atmosphere pressing down on us.

What is air pressure?

300

Warm fronts on a weather map are always the color....

What is red?

300

_____  is a type of clouds that is described as a low-level cloud, gray, sheet-like.

What is a stratus cloud?

300

Provides weather information, data, and forecasting information to the United States

What is NWS (National Weather Service)?

300

Used to collect weather in the upper atmosphere...

What is a weather balloon?

300

The movement of air from a area of high pressure to low pressure.

What is wind?

400

The four main types of fronts are ____ fronts, ____ fronts, ____ fronts, and ____ fronts.

What are warm fronts, cold fronts, occluded fronts, and stationary fronts?

400
The prefix "alto" always indicated that the clouds are ___-level clouds.
What are mid-level clouds?
400

___________ are results of when a cold mass meets a warm mass and the warm air rises quickly, producing tall clouds.

What are thunderstorms?

400

There is a low pressure system on the weather map. This kind of weather should be occuring.

What is stormy or rainy?

400

Describes the percent of moisture in the air compared to the amount it can hold at that temperature.

What is relative humidity?

500

There's a warm front coming through. It's rainy and warm, but once the front goes away, it will be _____ and _____.

What is warm and humid?

500
Clouds with prefix "_____" or suffix "_____" are always clouds that produce precipitation.
What is prefix "nimbo" and suffix "nimbus"?
500

Hurricanes occur when moist air flows up around the ____ _____________ area and forms a circular pattern. This produces strong winds, heavy rain, and huge waves. 


What is low pressure?

500

A psychrometer measures?

What is relative humidity?

500

The temperature when the air cannot hold any more water molecules, they condense and it precipitates  

What is dew point?