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Weather Patterns!
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| l | red |
| h | blue |
| what are the four fronts? | cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts, occluded fronts |
| cold front formations and effects symbol | forms when a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass, moving quickly causes thunderstorms and usuallly bring clear skies and cooler temperatures symbol is blue triangles |
| warm front formations and effects symbol | forms when moving air collides with slowly moving air. causes rainy, foggy, weather, symbol is red scallops |
| stationary front formation and effects symbol | warm and cool air masses meet, but neither overcomes each other. brings clouds and precip symbol is blue triangles and red scallops alternating |
| occluded front formation and effects symbol | when warm air is caught between two cold air masses, brings cloudy, rainy, or snowy weather. symbol is purple alternating scallops and triangles |
| mid latitude cyclones | spins counterclockwise |
| anticyclones | spins clockwise ;) |
| radiosonde what does it measure and how does it work? | small instrument package that is suspended below weather balloons. when rising, its sensors measure pressure, temperature, and relative humidity |
| isobars | lines on a mpa joining areas of equal PRESSURE |
| isotherm | lines on a weather map that connects areas of equal TEMPERATURE |
| el niño | event that happens every 2-7 years in the pacific ocean and causes drmatic climate changes |
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