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Air masses
Hurricanes
Thunderstorms/Tornadoes
Forecasting Weather
Miscellaneous
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An air mass has relatively the same _________ and _______.
What is Temperature and Humidity
100
Hurricanes are this type of pressure system.
What is Tropical Low pressure?
100
A thunderstorm must have this.
What is Thunder and Lightning?
100
A scientist who studies the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
100
A winter storm with blinding conditions, high wind and cold temperatures.
What is a Blizzard?
200
A warm dry air mass is called this.
what is Continental Tropical
200
All Hurricanes start and end as one of these.
What is a tropical storm?
200
This type of cloud produces a thunderstorm.
What are cumulonimbus clouds
200
Used to take pictures from above the atmosphere, can use visible light or infrared.
What are satellites?
200
pressure system where air moves upward at the center.
What is low pressure?
300
A moist cold air mass is called this.
What is Maritime polar?
300
Winds must reach this speed to become a hurricane.
What is 74MPH or 120KPH.
300
This type of front usually causes thunderstorms.
What is a cold front?
300
Record weather far from cities and measure conditions in the ocean.
What is a weather buoy?
300
This pressure system is usually large and changes very slowly.
What is high pressure system
400
This is where one air mass runs into another air mass.
What is a front?
400
This is where hurricanes gain energy.
What is warm water?
400
80 percent of all tornadoes are classified as this.
What are small?
400
Meteorologists put weather data onto these to make it easier to understand.
What is a map?
400
The place where two air masses meet but neither one is moving.
What is a stationary Front?
500
These cause air masses to move from where they are formed.
What are global wind patterns?
500
Besides heavy rain this causes the most flooding during a Hurricane.
What is Storm surge?
500
The percent of Tornadoes that reach F4 or F5.
What is 1%
500
Line on a weather map that connect areas with the same air pressure.
What is an isobar?
500
This is Hurricane season for North America.
What is August through October?