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What is Weather
Weather Patterns
Forecasting Weather
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RaNdOm
100
present state of the atmosphere
What is Weather
100
large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface that is developed over.
What is air mass
100
a line that connects points of equal temperatures on a weather map
What is Isotherm
100
Cloud that brings long, steady rain
What is Nimbostratus cloud
100
Miss Haycock's favorite scary movie
What is TREMORS!
200
Lowest clouds
What is stratus
200
Often associated with tornadoes
What is thunderstorms
200
tell the direction a storm is moving by sending out radio waves
What is Doppler Radar
200
_____ is snow that melts in the air then refreezes near the ground.
What is Sleet
200
Miss Haycock's favorite TV series
What is Full House :)
300
Highest clouds that are wispy and feathery
What is Cirrus
300
Low pressure systems can form along ______ (the boundary between cold and warm air masses).
What is Fronts
300
A ___________ forecasts the weather using data collected from satellites, Doppler Radar, weather balloons etc.
What is Meteorolgist
300
thick, puffy clouds
What is cumulus
300
Use 15-2 Homework assignment: An air mass that forms off the South coast of the US is ________
What is Dry and Hot
400
when air becomes saturated and condensation forms. ex: dew on grass
What is Dew Point
400
when air is cooled to its dew point and condenses near the ground
What is FOG
400
Violent storms generally form along _______ fronts
What is cold fronts
400
Hurricanes form over tropical __________, and tornado's are violent whirling winds that move over _________ .
What is tropical oceans, land
400
Weather results in the interaction of the sun, air and _____.
What is water
500
Water falling from the clouds such as, rain, snow, sleet and hail.
What is Precipitation
500
the measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount it can hold at a specific temperature
What is Relative Humidity
500
Use 15-3 Four Fronts activity: In a ____Front, cold air pushes under warmer air which may result in violent storms.
What is Cold
500
At higher temperatures, air can hold ______water vapor as compared to air at lower temperatures.
What is More
500
(high or low) pressure air usually means good weather because the air is sinking and makes it difficult for air to rise and form clouds.
What is High pressure