WeatherprepG6 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Name 4 types of air masses | Maritime Tropical, Continental Tropical, maritime polar and contiental polar |
| What moves air masses in the US | Jet Streams and prevailing Westerlies |
| Name 4 Types of fronts | Warm Fronts, Cold Fronts, Stationary Fronts and occluded Fronts |
| Name the 3 main types of Clouds | Cirrus Stratus and Cumulus |
| What 2 Charictaristics are used to cclasify air masses | Tempurature and Humitity/Moisture |
| What is Humitity | The amount of water in a given volume of air |
| How do clouds form | Warm moist air rises from the surface as air rises it cools. At a certain height the water vopor cools to its dew point and condensation occurs. Water vapor clings to particles in the air. |
| How does Tempurature affect humitity | As air gets warme it expands and can hold more water vapor so the humitity would also rise. |
| Why cant cold ir hold much watervapor | Cold air is dense |
| What clouds form along cold fronts? | Cumulonimbus |
| What type of precipiation comes from clouds in cold fronts | rain Thunderstorms and hail |
| What Clouds Form along warm fronts | Cumulus Cumulonimbus stratus and nimbostratus. |
| What Precipitaion comes from clouds in warm fronts | Rain or snow |
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