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Air Masses & Fronts
Severe Weather
Climate
Water Cycle
Heat & Air Pressure
100
This colder air mass comes down from the north or south pole.
What is Polar air
100
The electrical discharge that happens when positive and negative charges spark.
What is lightning.
100
This ocean current is famous for moving warm water from the Gulf of Mexico north towards England
What is the Gulf Stream
100
The process in which water moves from the ground to the atmosphere and back down again
What is the water cycle.
100
The drives all of our weather on earth.
What is the sun
200
This air mass brings warm and moist air to the Gulf region
What is Maritime Tropical air
200
This type of air pressure system usually brings clear sunny weather.
What is high pressure
200
Cold ocean currents tend to make the area nearby feel
What is cooler
200
If you were to leave a glass sit out on the table for a few days, what process would cause the water to disappear?
What is evaporation
200
This is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere
What is nitrogen
300
This type of front tends to cause heavy, heavy rain and stormy weather when 2 cold air masses push out warmer air.
What is an occluded front
300
Winds occur because of differences in
What is air pressure
300
Air and water vapor rise and cool causing low pressure which releases moisture on just one side of this
What is a mountain
300
This type of instrument measures humidity
What is a psychrometer
300
This type of heat transfer causes hot air to rise and cooler air to sink creating a current in the air
What is convection
400
This type of front can lead to thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.
What is a cold front.
400
Tornadoes occur when cold dry air meets up with this type of air.
What is warm, moist air.
400
this type of ocean current is controlled by winds, the coriolis effect and continental deflection
What is a surface ocean current.
400
This type of precipitation forms when ice pellets are up drafted over and over again before falling down.
What is hail
400
This type of instrument measures air pressure
What is a barometer
500
This type of front happens when colder air and warmer air get stuck in one place.
What is a stationary front.
500
Hurricanes are powered by hot dry winds and this.
What is warm ocean water
500
When a volcanic eruption takes place, the actual global temperature gets...
What is cooler
500
This process takes place when the air cools causing water vapor to change back into a liquid
What is condensation
500
This is the protective layer around the earth which protects us from suns harmful rays
What is ozone