Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Earth Science

Flash Cards

QuestionAnswer
When air rises because of unequal heating of earth's surface? Air-mass
Are local air-mass thunderstorms caused in part by extreme temperature differences between the air over land and the air over water? Sea breeze thunderstorms
Are produced by advancing cold fronts and more rarely warm fronts? Frontal thunderstorms
Which are characterized by intense, rotating updrafts. Supercell
Violent, downdrafts that are concentrated in a local area? Downburst
Is a violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground? Tornado
Which ranks tornadoes according to their path of destruction, wind speed, and duration? Fujita tornado intensiry scale
Large rotating low pressure storms, usual close to the tropical seas. Tropical cyclones.
The development of a calm center of the storm. Eye
The stongest winds in a hurricane are usually concentrated in a band immediately surrounding the eye? Eye wall
Classifies hurricanes according to wind speed, air pressure in the center, and potential for property damage. Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
Occurs when hurricane force winds drive a mound of ocean water toward coastal areas, where it washes over land. Storm surge
Are extended periods of well below normal rainfall Drought
Which are extended periods of above normal temperatures? Heat wave
Which is an extended period of below normal temperatures? Cold wave
The effects of cold air wave worsened by wind? Wind-chill factor
Created by: Megan5
Popular Earth Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards