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Severe Weather
It will be a review on weather fronts, tornados, and hurricanes.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a warm front? | A warm front is when a warm front moves over a cold air mass; causing light precipitation. |
| What is a cold front? | A cold front is when a cold front is moving toward a warm front and lifts the warm front up by acting like a wedge underneath; causing thunderstorms, and heavy precipitation. |
| What is a stationary front? | A stationary front is when a warm front and a cold front meet but neither has the strength to advance. So they both just stay there; creating long lasting rain, or a light drizzle. |
| What is an occluded front? | An occluded front is when 2 cold front overtakes a warm front; causing steady wide rain or snow. |
| What is a weather front? | A weather front is a boundary between 2 air masses. |
| What is a tornado? | A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the sky/clouds and the ground. |
| Which fronts does a tornado usually form? | Tornados usually form during a cold front, sometimes in a stationary and an occluded front. |
| What are the 2 types of tornados? | A supercell tornado and a non - supercell tornado. |
| How are tornados scored? | They are scored by the Enhanced Fujita Scale which primarily focuses on the damage done and the wind speed. |
| What is a hurricane? | Hurricanes are strong storms that start in the ocean and have winds of at least 74 mph. |
| How are hurricanes scored? | Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale which focuses on the hurricane's wind speed. |
Created by:
Lyric Lovesong
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