NCFE Fronts, Storms and Predicting Weather

 What conditions can lead to the formation of a hurricane?

•  low-pressure over warm tropical ocean 
• low-pressure system over artic tundra
•  high-pressure over warm tropical ocean
• high-pressure system over hot, dry land

 When an air mass moves into a new location it brings

• changes in temperature and altitude.
• changes in temperature and humidity
• A  changes in altitude and air pressure.
• A  changes in humidity and energy.  

Which of the following is a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground?

•  hurricane
• tornado
•  thunderstorm
•      blizzard 

Which weather system is characterized by counter-clockwise movement of air and generally poor weather? 

• cold front
• low pressure
• high pressure
• warm front 

Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

The uneven heating of the surface results in 

• in seasons 
• ocean currents
• differences in weather
• differences in organisms

LABEL THE FOLLOWING FRONTS AND/OR WEATHER MAP SYMBOLS.

•  warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front  

 Which BEST describes a front?

• a large mass of moving air
• a boundary between 2 air masses
• a high pressure system
• a low pressure system  

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus