Weather Patterns

Where do tornadoes form?

• Over water
• Over land
• With warm fronts
• During High pressure systems

What type of front would cause temperatures to cool?

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Store Front

What is the barometric reading on this station model?

• 201 millibars
• 17 millibars
• 17 millibars
• -24 millibars

Besides temperature what other characteristic is used to describe an air mass?

• Pressure
• Humidity
• Density
• Wind Speed

In Pennsylvania, which way do winds blow around LOW pressure systems?

• Counterclockwise
• Clockwise
• East to West
• West to East

What air mass would be COLD and WET?

• mP
• mT
• cP
• cT

Besides friction, what causes hurricanes to lose energy over land?

• Lack of warm, moist air
• Increase in temperature
• Decrease in pressure

Which direction is the cold front moving that is shown on the map?

• Southeast
• Northwest
• West
• East

What type of precipitation would you expect for this station model?

• Short-lasting Rain
• Snow
• Sleet
• Hail

Which type of front would most likely produce thunderstorms?

• Warm
• Cold
• Stationary
• Schist