FRONTS
TROPICAL CYCLONES PT 1
TROPICAL CYCLONES PT 2
READING WEATHER MAPS
WEATHER vs CLIMATE
100
What type of front forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass?
Cold front
100
A hurricane forms in what ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
100
A Hurricane makes landfall in which area?
The Americas
100
What symbol on a weather map represents a cold front?
Blue line with triangles
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term conditions; climate is long-term patterns
200
What type of weather is usually found along a stationary front?
Long periods of clouds, rain, and snow.
200
A typhoon forms in which ocean waters?
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
200
A Typhoon makes landfall in which area?
Central Asia
200
What symbol represents a warm front on a weather map?
Red line with semicircles
200
What describes the average weather of an area over many years?
Climate
300
What type of front occurs when two air masses meet but neither one moves?
Stationary front
300
A cyclone forms in which ocean waters?
Indian Ocean and Southern Pacific Ocean
300
A cyclone makes landfall in which area?
Southern Asia, Australia and Africa
300
What does a big “H” on a weather map represent?
High pressure system
300
What describes daily conditions like rain, temperature, and wind?
Weather
400
What type of front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front?
Occluded front
400
What conditions does a tropical cyclone need in order to form?
Warm ocean water and a low pressure system
400
Which tropical cyclones spin in the same direction? What is that direction?
Hurricane and Typhoon rotate counterclockwise
400
What does a big “L” on a weather map represent?
Low pressure system
400
What time scale is usually used to measure climate patterns?
About 30 years
500
Which front usually brings fast-moving storms and heavy rain?
Cold front
500
What two characteristics are used to describe air masses?
Temperature and moisture
500
What decides the spins direction of a tropical cyclone?
Coriolis Effect
500
What do isobars connect on a weather map?
Areas of equal air pressure
500
Which changes faster: weather or climate?
Weather