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Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Fronts
Precipitation
Barometer
100
convection currents
What forms when temperatures are different?
100
air pressure decreases
when you go fromt he tropsphere to the stratosphere what happens?
100
west to east
In which direction do the winds in the United States blow?
100
rising warm air
What causes precipitation at fronts?
100
severe storm warning
What kind of warning does the weather service send out if storms have already formed?
200
tornado
What is a column of wind lifted up on one end by upward winds and pressed down on the other end by downward winds?
200
over warm ocean waters
Where do hurricanes form?
200
anemometer
What is used to measure wind speed?
200
Low
What does a capital "L" on a wather map represent?
200
High
What does a capital "H" on a weather map represent?
300
climate
What is determined by the weather pattern over a long period of time?
300
Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Drift.
What brings the warm water and air u from the south to Europe to make it warmer than it would be otherwise?
300
The desert had once been wet.
What does a fish fossil found in the desert teach you about the desert's climate?
300
When air has different temperatures.
How do convection currents form?
300
stay inside, stay away from windows, go into the cellar or an inside room with no windows, get into a tub and cover yourself over.
What should you do to prepare for a tornado?
400
board up windows, stock your house with water and food, have flashlights and extra batteries, stay inside or move inland away from the water.
How do you prepare for a hurricane?
400
cold and dry and is on the land closer to the north and south poles
What is continental polar air?
400
cold and moist (wet) and closer to the north and south poles
What is maritime polar air
400
warm and dry and found closer to the equator
What is continental tropical air?
400
Maritime tropical air
What is warm and wet and found closer to the equator?
500
measures moistures in the air
What does a hygrometer do?
500
rain gauge
What measures the amount of precipitation has fallen?
500
instrument the measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
500
barometer
What measures air pressure?
500
where two air masses come together
What is a front