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.

Vocab

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
Air mass   Single body of air that has a constant temperature, humidity, and pressure, throughout.  
🗑
Tropical   Warm air  
🗑
Polar   Cool air  
🗑
Maritime   Oceanic  
🗑
Continental   Land  
🗑
Front   Area where two air masses meet  
🗑
Occluded   Cut off  
🗑
Cyclone   Spiraling movement of air that has low pressure  
🗑
Anticyclone   Cyclone with high pressure  
🗑
Storm   Violent disturbance in the atmosphere  
🗑
thunderstorm   storm with heavy precipitation and has thunder and lightning  
🗑
lightning   electrical discharges within clouds  
🗑
tornado   rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud  
🗑
hurricane   powerful tropical cyclone  
🗑
storm surge   dome of water that moves across the land with a hurricane  
🗑
evacuate   move away  
🗑
Meteorologists   scientists who predict weather  
🗑
Isobars   lines joining places on the map that hve the same air pressure  
🗑
Isotherm   lines joining areas on the map that have equal temperature  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
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
Created by: SMoswald
Popular Science sets