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Weather P...data 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| note 2 | Tornadoes are ranked on the Fujita scale by the amount of damage they cause. A scientist named Dr. T. Theodore Fujita developed the scale. The scale goes from light damage (F1) to extreme damage (F5). |
| note 3 | The safest place to be during tornadoes is in a storm shelter or the basement of a well-built building. Tornado Watch- conditions favorable for a tornado. Tornado Warning-a tornado has been spotted |
| tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers (75 mph) or higher. A typical hurricane is about 600 kilometers across | hurricanes |
| Stages of hurricane development... | Stages of hurricane development... |
| Low pressure in the trade winds | Tropical Wave |
| A moving area of thunderstorms in the tropics that maintains it identity for 24 hours or more. | Tropical Disturbance |
| Thunderstorms are organized into a counterclockwise swirl. Winds near the surface of less than 39 mph. | Tropical Depression |
| Tropical cyclone with 39 to 74 mph winds. Storm is named when winds reach 39 mph. Distinct counterclockwise circulation. | Tropical Storm |
| Tropical cyclone with winds of 75+ mph, that blow in a large spiral around a relatively clam center - the eye of a hurricane | Hurricane |
| SOME NOTES ON MY STUDY GUIDE AND NOTES I TOOK IN CLASS WEREN'T ABLE TO FIT HERE | SOME NOTES ON MY STUDY GUIDE AND NOTES I TOOK IN CLASS WEREN'T ABLE TO FIT HERE |
| scientist who study the weather and try to predict it. They use maps, charts, and computers to analyze weather data and to prepare forecast. | Meteorologist |
| weather balloons, weather satellites, automated weather stations, and computer forecasts | Technological improvements in gathering weather data and using computers have improved the accuracy of weather forecast |
| lines joining places on a map to show high and low pressure systems | Isobars |
| line joining and varying colors to show temperatures | Isotherms |
| fronts, areas of high/low pressure, types of precipitation, and temperatures. | Standard symbols on weather maps show |
| small changes in the atmosphere today can cause large changes in the future. | Butterfly Effect |
| THIS IS THE END OF THIS DATA BASE...(THIS DATA BASE GOES ALONG WITH THE FIRST DATA BASE NAMED WEATHER PATTERNS123 | THIS IS THE END OF THIS DATA BASE...(THIS DATA BASE GOES ALONG WITH THE FIRST DATA BASE NAMED WEATHER PATTERNS123 |
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