WorksheetsAir Masses, Fronts, Press. systems, storms, meteorology 2020
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 37mins
What measures precipitation by bouncing radio waves off raindrops?
Storm Surge
Radar Image
Station Model
Surface Report
Scientists who studies the causes of weather and then try to predict it.
Storm surge
Meteorologist
Station Model
Surface Report
Is especially useful for measuring wind speed during severe weather.
Radar image
doppler radar
station model
surface report
a rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch earth's surface.
Lightening
Hurricane
Storm Surge
Tornado
Warm air is less dense, which causes it to:
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Rise
The amount of water vapor currently in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold at a specific temperature.
Station Model
Humidity
Relative Humidity
lightening
Lines on a weather map that represent areas with the same air pressure.
Blizzard
Isobar
Isotherm
station model
What orbits about 35,000 km above earth.
humidity
evacuate
satelite
satellite image
a dome of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands.
Storm Surge
Hurricane
Tornado
Radar image
a small storm accompanied by thunder and lightning and often by precipitation.
Hurricane
Tornado
Thunderstorm
Storm Surge
A sudden spark, or electrical discharge, between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
Lightening
Blizzard
Isotherm
Tornado
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Humidity
Relative Humidity
Satellite
evacuate
what is a long period of less rain fall than normal
Flood
High Pressure system weather
Drought
Low Pressure System Weather
a rising and overflowing of a body of water onto normally dry land.
Flood
High Pressure System Weather
Drought
Low Pressure System Weather
Over warm ocean water that is 80 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
storm surge
isotherm
where hurricanes lose strenght
where hurricanes form
A tropical storm that has winds of 119 km per hour or higher.
storm surge
thunderstorm
hurricane
radar image
This means "to move away temporarily"
satellite
evacuate
blizzard
humidity
Lines on the weather map that represent the same air temperature.
isotherm
isobar
High pressure system
low pressure system
Can be visible or infrared
Isotherm
Isobar
Satellite
Satellite Image
Where do hurricanes lose strength?
The eye of the hurricane
Hurricane wall
over land
over the ocean
cold air is more dense which causes it to
rise
sink
rain
form clouds
Describe the eyewall of a hurricane
calm
strongest winds
storm surge
high pressure system
Describe the eye of a hurricane
calm
strongest winds
storm surge
high pressure system
Low pressure system weather
hurricane
blizzard
warm and sunny
stormy and cloudy
What direction does the wind blow in a Cyclone (low pressure system)?
Counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
Clockwise in the northern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
What direction does the wind blow in and Anticyclone (High pressure system)
Counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
Clockwise in the northern hemisphere due to the coriolis effect
Violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.
Isobar
Blizzard
Isotherm
Storm surge
High pressure system weather is:
cloudy and stormy
Sunny weather
Rain
blizzard
What type of front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass do not have enough energy to move the other one out of the way?
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
Occluded front
Which is the correct symbol for an occluded front?
Which is the correct symbol for a stationary front?
