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Learning how to predict weather
Question | Answer |
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What usually happens to the temperature in an area when a warm front comes in? | Temperature goes up |
What is it called when a pocket of warm air moves in over a pocket of cold air in an area? | Warm front |
What is it called when a pocket of cold air moves under a pocket of warm air in an area? | Cold front |
Cumulus clouds | clouds that extend high in the sky. usually mean fair weather |
Cirrus clouds | wispy clouds that often signal a change in weather |
Nimbus clouds | dense clouds. when nimbus clouds are dark, it usually means rain. |
Stratus | clouds that lay low to the ground and usually mean stormy weather |
What does a barometer measure? | air pressure |
What two things are needed to create a hurricane? | Warm ocean air and low pressure |
How do tornadoes form? | When warm moist air mixes with cool dry air |
What creates more precipitation: A big temperature difference or a small temperature difference? | a big temperature difference |
What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air |
What are equatorial winds? | high pressure moving from the Equator to the north |
What are polar winds? | high pressure moving from north to south |
How do clouds form? | need water, warm air, particles for the water to attach to |
What is condensation? | When gas turns into a liquid |
What is a stationary front? | a large mass of air that does not move because it is not hot or cold |