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Chapter 18 Rev Ques
Chapter 18 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of weather is associated with cyclones? | STORMS AND PRECIPITATION |
| Tropical air masses have ____ air pressure. | LOW |
| In the continental U.S., major wind belts generally push air masses from ____ to ____. | WEST TO EAST |
| Polar air masses have ____ air pressure. | HIGH |
| Air masses are classified by their _______ and _______. | TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY |
| "A warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass" describes a ______ front. | WARM FRONT |
| Thunderstorms form in large _____ clouds. | CUMULONIMBUS |
| Name the 4 main types of weather fronts. | COLD, WARM, STATIONARY, OCCLUDED |
| In the continental U.S., air masses are generally moved by the _____ and _____. | PREVAILING WESTERLIES AND JET STREAMS |
| "A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass" describes a ____ front. | COLD FRONT |
| "Cold and warm air meet, but neither can move the other" describes a/an ______ front. | STATIONARY FRONT |
| An air mass that forms over the ocean is called _______. | MARITIME |
| "A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses" describes a/an ______ front. | OCCLUDED FRONT |
| A sudden, violent flood that occurs within a few hours, or even minutes, of a storm is called a/an ________. | FLASH FLOOD |
| The center of a hurricane is called the _____. | EYE |
| The safest place to be during a tornado is a)__________ or b)________. | IN A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING |
| What is "lake-effect" snow? | SNOW THAT FALLS AS A RESULT OF COLD DRY AIR PASSING OVER WARMER LAKE WATER. |
| List 3 technologies used to gather weather data. | WEATHER BALLOONS, WEATHER SATELLITES, RADAR, AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS |
| Standard symbols on a weather map indicate what types of data? | FRONTS, HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE AREAS, TYPES OF PRECIPITATION, TEMPERATURES |
| _____ refers to the fact that a small change in the weather today can mean a larger change in the future. | BUTTERFLY EFFECT |
| A major difference between cyclones and anticyclones is _____________. | THE DIRECTION OF THEIR WINDS |
| Small lines at the end of the shaft that represents wind direction on a weather map indicate ______. | WIND SPEED |
| The most violent winds in a hurricane are located in the _______________. | EYE WALL |
| Hurricanes typically form over ______. | WARM OCEAN WATER |
| On a weather map, a line with half circles along it indicates a ______________. | WARM FRONT |
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