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Air Masses & Fronts
Storms
Predicting the Weather
Final
100
If an air mass comes off the ocean, scientists use this adjective to describes it's humidity.
What is maritime?
100
This electrical discharge can take place between the clouds or can travel from cloud to ground.
What is lightning?
100
These scientists collect weather data and use to make weather predictions.
What are meteorologists?
100
This type of radar helps people to illustrate moisture or other particles in the air.
What is Doppler Radar?
200
A boundary where two air masses collide is known as this.
What is a front?
200
Thunderstorms and tornadoes can occur in this cloud type
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
200
Improvements in gathering weather data and using these have improved the accuracy of weather forecasting.
What are computers?
300
When a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass, we name it this.
What is a cold front?
300
An area of the Great Plains where tornadoes strike most frequently is know as this?
What is "Tornado Alley?"
300
A weather symbol with a line and half circles represents this.
What is a warm front?
400
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide and no movement occurs, this is refered to as this.
What is a stationary front?
400
This "dome" of water causes severe damage along the coast during a hurricane.
What is a storm surge?
400
This line represnts areas of equal temperatures.
What is an isotherm?
500
Air masses are moved across the United States by these two wind systems.
What are the prevailing westerlies and the jet stream?
500
Places like Rochester and Buffalo in New York suffer from huge snow storms because of these large bodies of water. (Be as specific as possible)
What are the Great Lakes?
500
This event describes when a small change in the weather today can mean a large change in the weather next week.
What is the "butterfly effect?"