Transcript Jeopardy Weather Patterns

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Air Masses
Fronts
Storms
Tornadoes
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Hurricanes
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Air Masses for 200
This is a huge body of air that has
similar temperature, humidity, and
air pressure at any given height.
Air Masses for 400
These are the names of the bands of
high-speed winds above Earth’s
surface.
Air Masses for 600
This type of air mass brings cool, humid
weather to the West Coast of the United
States.
Air Masses for 800
This general type of air mass forms over
land.
Fronts for 200
This is the name of the boundary where
two different air masses meet.
Fronts for 400
This kind of front forms when a two
cold air masses cut a warm air mass
off from the ground.
Fronts for 600
This is the way the winds of a cyclone
spins in the Northern Hemisphere.
Fronts for 800
This is the type of front that forms when
a warm air mass overtakes a slowly
moving cold air mass.
Storms for 200
This is a violent disturbance in the
atmosphere.
Storms for 400
The sudden discharge of electricity in a
storm is referred to as ___________.
Storms for 600
Snow falls when humid air cools below
_______________ degrees Celsius.
Storms for 800
A _________________ is a small storm
often accompanied by heavy
precipitation and frequent thunder
and lightning.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 200
This is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped
cloud that reaches down from a storm
cloud to touch Earth’s surface.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 400
This is a tropical cyclone that has winds
of 119 kilometers per hour or higher.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 600
Tornadoes form in this type of cloud.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 800
The storms that produce the highest
winds are _____________________.
Weather Forecasting for 200
These are scientists who study the
cause of weather and try to predict it.
Weather Forecasting for 400
These are the lines on a weather map
that join places with the same air
pressure.
Weather Forecasting for 600
__________________ are used to
show areas of similar temperature on
a weather map.
Weather Forecasting for 800
On a weather map, air pressure is
measured in ________________.
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Scientists classify air masses according
to ___________ characteristics.
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When a high pressure system is
moving over Bonduel, we can expect
_________________ skies.
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These are high-pressure centers of dry
air.
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Hurricanes that strike the East Coast of
the United States are most common
in the months of __________,
__________, and _____________.
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Air Masses
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Air Masses for 400
The two characteristics of air masses
are ___________ and __________.
Air Masses for 800
A _______________ ______________
air mass is a hot, dry air mass that
forms in the dry areas of the
Southwest and northern Mexico.
Air Masses for 1200
Air masses in the United States are
commonly moved by the _________
_________ and jet stream.
Air Masses for 1600
The jet stream blows from __________
to ___________ and carries storms
along the way.
Fronts for 400
A(n) ______________ front forms
when a rapidly moving cold air mass
runs into a slowly moving warm air
mass.
Fronts for 800
________________ are low-pressure
centers.
Fronts for 1200
The _______________ of fronts is
important for predicting weather
because weather occurs where fronts
meet.
Fronts for 1600
When two air masses meet and form a
front, the air mass that ___________
the front will determine the type of
weather the area will have.
Storms for 400
This is the name of the sound you hear
after you see lightning.
Storms for 800
This is a major danger during severe
thunderstorms when there is a lot of
precipitation.
Storms for 1200
The lightning can warm the air around it
to as much as 30,000 degrees
Celsius which is much hotter than the
________________’s surface.
Storms for 1600
This object forms when lightning strikes
sand or sandy soil.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 400
A tornado _____________ means that
a tornado has been spotted on the
ground or on radar.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 800
A ________________ begins as a
tropical disturbance.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 1200
Hurricanes don’t form over the northern
Atlantic Ocean because the water is
too ___________________.
Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 1600
The safest place to be during a
_______________ is in a storm
shelter or the basement of a well-built
building.
Weather Forecasting for 400
Meteorologists use _______________,
_____________ and _____________
to analyze weather data and to
prepare weather forecasts.
Weather Forecasting for 800
On a weather map symbol, the filled in
circle means the station has
___________________ cloud cover.
Weather Forecasting 1200
The two areas in which there have
been technological improvements are
___________ ___________ and
using computers.
Weather Forecasting for 1600
What will the weather be like in a city of
the northern part of the United States
if a warm, moist front moves through
it?
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One of the tools meteorologists use to
capture pictures of weather from
space is a _____________________.
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This is a ‘dome’ of water that sweeps
across the coast where the hurricane
lands.
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________________ and decreasing air
pressure are associated with clouds,
winds, and precipitation.
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Tornadoes are rated on the Fujita
scale. The highest rated tornadoes
are ranked as __________________.
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