Air Mass
Weather Instruments
Fronts/Weather Symbols
Severe Weather
Human Behavior to natural disasters
100
This Air Mass is found over land/ice areas in the Arctic and Antarctic circles.
What is Continental Arctic/Antarctic?
100
This weather instrument measures the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
100
This is an example of what front?
What is a Warm Front?
100
When clouds become "charged" with friction,this weather phenomena occurs.
What is Lightning?
100
Use sun protection clothing, lotion, covering.
This is for what weather event?
What is Strong Solar Radiation?
200
This Air Mass is found over land areas near the equator.
What is Continental Tropical?
200
This weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation.
What is a Rain Gauge?
200
This weather symbol represents what specific weather on the weather map?
What are Thunderstorms?
200
A weather "Warning" means an natural disaster might occur and people should listen for more information. No action is urgent (TRUE/FALSE)
What is False?
200
Staying indoors. Lots of Rain
What are Thunderstorms?
300
This Air Mass is found over water areas in the polar-regions.
What is Maritime Polar?
300
This weather instrument measure "wind direction".
What is a wind vane?
300
This front occurs when the both the warm and cold air mass meet and neither move
What is a Stationary Front?
300
This is the second stage of Thunderstorm development.
What is the "Mature Cumulus Stage?"
300
Find different beaches to frequent or avoid beaches.
What is Beach Erosion?
400
This Air Mass is found over land areas in the polar-regions.
What is Continental Polar?
400
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a Barometer?
400
This weather symbol means what on the weather map?
What is Overcast?
400
This is the calm part of the hurricane:
What is the EYE?
400
Find an interior, windowless area to stay until event ends.
What are Hurricanes?
500
These two factors determine how an air mass is named
What is the "Surface" over which is forms and the "Temperature Location"?
500
This is used in space to form images of clouds on Earth by detecting visible light.
What is Satellite imagery?
500
This Front occurs when warm air is trapped between two cold fronts. Also is purple on the weather map.
What is the Occluded Front?
500
These three factors lead to severe weather
What are:
Unstable Air
Warm and moist air (updrafts and downdrafts)
Cooling temperatures causing strong rotations
500
Avoid beach area and water due to respiratory and health threats.
What is Red Tide?