Transcript Slide 1 - Swan Valley School District

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Type of front located in
the eastern US
cold
Type of front over central
Canada.
warm
Type of weather front off the
northwest coast of the US
and Canada
stationary
What type of front forms
when a warm air mass runs
into and overtakes a cold air
mass?
warm
What type of front forms when a
cold air mass runs into and forces
warm air up rapidly?
cold
What type of front forms
when a cold air mass and warm
air mass battle each other and
neither is moving?
stationary
What type of front forms
when warm air is lifted off the
ground?
occluded
What is the name of the
red air mass
Continental polar
What is the name of the
yellow air mass
Maritime polar
Name the purple air mass
Maritime tropical
Name the blue air mass.
Continental tropical
What is the temperature and
humidity of the green air
mass?
High humidity and cold
What is the humidity and
temperature of the gray air
mass?
High humidity
and warm
What is the temperature
and moisture amounts for
the red air mass
Dry or low humidity
and cold
Which type of weather
alert is more severe: a
watch or warning?
Warning: means weather
severe weather is expected
within 24 hours
Lines on a weather map
that connect areas with
similar air temperatures are
called _____________.
isotherms
What connects lines on a
weather map joining places
with the same air pressure?
isobars
An _____________is a large
body of air with similar
temperature and humidity.
Air mass
An area where air masses
meet but do not mix is call
what?
front
A funnel-shaped cloud that
touches Earth’s surface is
called
a tornado
What scale is used to
classify hurricanes?
Saffir-simpson
What does this symbol
represent?
Occluded front
Thunderstorm clouds
cumulonimbus
Describe the conditions in
the eye of a hurricane
calm
Where is the best place to
seek protection (inside and
outside) during a tornado?
Basement or away from
window and a ditch
What do you want to avoid
(both inside and outside)
during a thunderstorm?
Electrical appliances,
water, tall objects
___________ push air toward
the center of low pressure
systems.
cyclones
When cold, dry air moves
across one of the Great
Lakes picking up moisture,
what forms?
Lake effect snow
The cold, dry air that comes
from Canada that affects
Michigan is what type of air
mass?
Continental polar
Where do continental
tropical air masses form that
affect the US?
Mexico/SW US
Type of front that may bring
all day rain or snow and has
the following symbol?
warm
What type of front brings
the most violent weather?
Cold front
Once a warm front has
passed, what will the
weather be like?
Warm, humid with clear
skies/cumulus clouds
Once a cold front has
passed, what will the
weather be like?
Cooler, drier with
clearing skies
What is one difference
between mid latitude cyclones
and anticyclones?
The direction the wind blows,
the pressure