Longitude & Latitude
Distance North or South of the equator
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
What is water or moisture
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is triangle
I measure the speed of wind
What is anemometer
In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?
What is west to east
What determines the climate of an area?
Latitude
When clouds become saturated it begins to
What is rain
A curved red line with semi cirlcles on it is the symbol for a ?
What is warm front
if you have a fever or to meausre the temperature of the air, use me
What is a thermometer
Which air mass is responsible for the cold weather that occurs in North Carolina during the winter?
What are continental polar
If cold, moist air is headed our way, what type of air mass is coming to our area?
What is Maritime Polar (mP)
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is precipitation
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?
What is cloudy skies and rainy weather
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
What is a barometer
What type of weather is associated with High Pressure Systems?
What is cool and sunny weaher.
Air pressure is affected by what two things?
What is temperature and altitude.
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a rain gauge
Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?
What are hot and dry
Which zone gets the most direct sunlight?
Tropical
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is a meteorologist
warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is warm
This tool is used currently to forecast the weather
What is Doppler Radar
Why don't air masses mix?
What is different denisties of the masses.