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6th Grade Chapter 17

Weather Patterns

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a continental tropical air mass brings hot and dry weather
the eye of a hurricane is calm
storm surge a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands
Tornado Alley includes the states of Texas and Kansas
a storm is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
hurricanes typically form over warm ocean water
meteorologists scientists that study weather and try to predict it
continental polar air mass cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter
tornado a funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface
lightning the sudden discharge of electricity in a storm
stationary front when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other
on weather maps, a line with half circles indicates a warm front
weather forecasting has improved due to improved data gathering and better computer technology
prevailing westerlies push air masses from west to east
if you are asked to evacuate during a hurricane you are to leave the area temporarily
during a tornado, one of the best places to be is in the basement of a well-built building
warm front when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
places shown on a weather map that have the same temperature are connected by isotherms
cold front when a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass
small lines at the end of the shaft that represents wind direction on a weather map indicate wind speed
one safe place during a thunderstorm is crouching in a low area
meteorologists follow a path of an approaching thunderstorm with radar
isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same air pressure
thunderstorms form within large cumulonimbus clouds
a cloud cover symbol that is 3/4 black and 1/4 white represents 70 - 80 percent cloud cover
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