| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 2 consistent weather factors in an air mass | temperature and humidity |
| fronts | boundaries between air masses |
| cold front | cooler air mass replacing warmer mass |
| warm front | warmer air replacing cooler air |
| cold front | DRAW cross section |
| warm front | DRAW cross section |
| warm front symbol | DRAW IT hint: half circles |
| cold front symbol | DRAW IT hint: triangles |
| Storms result from ______ systems | LOW PRESSURE |
| a snow storm becomes a blizzard.... | when winds are over 35 mph and have whiteout conditions |
| most violent storm | tornado |
| A storm becomes a hurricane when... | constant winds reach over 74 mph |
| all hurricanes form.... | in the tropics over oceans |
| How is the eye different from the rest of the storm | higher pressure in the eye |
| How is snow different from how the other types of precipitation form | snow MUST START as snow |
| How does hail form? | Hail occurs in thunderstorms high in the atmosphere. Raindrops carried into clouds, freezed and picks up more water as it falls. Hail can be several layers. |
| Watch versus Warning | watch: conditions are right for a storm....WARNING: storm is SPOTTED or ON RADAR |
| storm that is measured with fujita scale | tornado |
| deadliest part of a hurricane | drowning? |
| signs a tornado is approaching (2) | sound of a freight train, popping ears |
| glaze ice | air temp. is warm, so rain falls, but ground is frozen |
| temperature inversion | warmer air over cooler freezing air |
| sleet occurs when | frozen rain that happens with a temperature inversion--warmer air over cooler freezing air |
| freezing rain | air is warm enough for rain to fall but ground below is frozen |
Combine with other sets
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