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Chapter 3 W.P.
Weather Patterns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of air mass has cold, dry air? | continental polar |
| What is a funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface called? | a tornado |
| What is a good place to seek protection from a tornado? | a basement |
| What are lines on a map joining places that have the same air pressure called? | isobars |
| What type of air mass has hot and dry air? | continental tropical |
| What is the area of the Great Plains that includes Texas and Kansas called? | Tornado Alley |
| What forms over warm ocean water? | hurricane |
| What type of weather is in the "eye" of a hurricane? | calm |
| What connects places on a weather map that have the same temperature? | isotherms |
| What moves air masses in the U.S.? | prevailing westerlies & jet streams |
| What word means to leave an area temporarily? | evacuate |
| What is a "dome" of water called that sweeps across the coats where a hurricane lands? | storm surge |
| What type of front has fast moving cold air that overtakes warm air? | cold front |
| What type of front has a warm air and slightly cooler air meeting that doesn't move? | stationary front |
| What is the major difference between cyclones and anticyclones? | the direction of their winds |
| What type of weather is associated with anticyclones? | dry and clear |
| What forms by cold, dry air blowing over large lakes and then land? | lake-effect snow |
| What 2 improvements have helped forecasting the weather? | data gathering and technology |
| What scientists study and predict weather? | meteorologists |
| What does a red line with half circles on it represent on weather maps? | a warm front |
| What type of front has warm air overtaking cold air? | warm front |
| Within what type of clouds do thunderstorms form? | cumulonimbus |
| What percentage of cloud cover is represented by 3/4 black and 1/4 white on a weather station model? | 75% (70%-80%) |
| What do meteorologists use to track areas of rain, snow, and storms? | radar |
| How do the prevailaing westerlies usually blow air masses across the U.S.? | from west to east |
| What is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere? | a storm |
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