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GenSci 706 q2
weather in motion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What 2 factors have the most influence on weather? | moisture and temperature |
| What kind of cloud is made up of high-altitude ice crystals? | cirrus clouds |
| The rotation of air around an anticyclone is in what direction? | clockwise |
| A _______ _______ air mass is cold and dry. | Continental polar |
| If an air mass is described as "continental," that means it formed over ______, and it will be _____. | land dry |
| If an air mass is described as "maritime," that means it has formed over what, and it will be what? | It formed over a large body of water, and it will be moist. |
| If an air mass is described as "polar," will it be warm or cold? | Cold (think "polar bear") |
| If an air mass is described as "tropical," will it be warm or cold? | warm (Think, "Tropic of Cancer" or "Tropic of Capricorn" which are near the equator.) |
| ______ clouds are puffy, vertical clouds. | cumulus |
| The boundary between two meeting air masses is called a ________. | front |
| If an air mass forms over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Canada, it would be labeled ________ ________. | maritime polar |
| An air mass forming over the Gulf of Mexico would be called _______ _______. | maritime tropical |
| Clouds that form in sheets or layers are called ________. | stratus |
| Most violent storms form in what kind of air mass? | maritime tropical (think of hurricanes around FL as an example.) |
| At the center of a tornado is a ______ | low-pressure area |
| The system of clouds formed by the warm front are mostly _______ the front | ahead of |
| What eventually happens to a hurricane when it reaches land? | It dies out (thought it may take a while.) |
| The boundary between two air masses that are moving parallel to each other is called a(n) ______ | stationary front |
| An _______ shaped head is a feature of a mature thunderstorm. | anvil |
| The prefix "nimbo" in a cloud's name means it is a ________ cloud. | precipitating |
| Continental and maritime describe the amount of _______ in the air mass. | moisture |
| A large air mass will generally have uniform _______ and ________ characteristics. | humidity (or moisture) temperature |
| As moist air rises, its temperature will _______ | cool |
| _______ clouds consist of many tiny ice crystals and are sometimes called "mare's tale" clouds. | cirrus |
| The cooling of an air mass from below may cause _______ clouds to form. | fog ~or~ stratus |
| Thunderstorms are very intense ________ clouds which may extend up into the stratosphere. | cumulus ~or~ cumulonimbus |
| Warm air lifted over a moving cold air mass will produce a _____ front. | cold |
| What two conditions are required for thunderstorms to form? | -A cold front lifting warm, moist air, and -Rapidly rising air heated from the ground |
| Hail is mostly associated with what type of storms? | thunderstorms |
| What does the word "potential" mean when we refer to a "potential tornado?" | It means it could become a tornado, but it isn't one yet. |
| What do we call a potential tornado which has not touched the ground? | A funnel cloud |
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