Weather Word Scramble
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Vocab Word | Definition |
Air Mass | A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of the Earths surface over which it develops |
Front | A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature |
Tornado | A violently, rotating column of air in contact with the ground |
Hurricane | A large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the warm Atlantic Ocean |
Blizzard | A cold, howling wind and blowing snow storm with winds at 56km per hour |
Cold Front | Represented with blue triangles; when colder air advances towards warm air |
Warm Front | Represented with red semicircles; Form when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, |
Occluded Front | Shown with purple triangles & semicircles; Forms when a cold air mass moves towards a cool |
Stationary Front | Shown with red semicircles and blue triangles pointing towards |
Meteorologist | A person who studies weather |
Isotherm | A line that connects points of equal temperature |
Station Model | A combination of symbols that show the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth |
Isobar | A line that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure |
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