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Mr. Wright - 10th Grade Earth Science
Earth Science Chapter 20
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10th Grade
04/18/2013

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Yes or No

 

Hurricanes never form over land.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

In the western Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons.

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Yes
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Yes or No

 

A station model can be created from weather buoy data.

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Yes
Term
__________ are lines on a weather map connecting areas of equal pressure. The placement of these lines can be used to predict wind speed and direction.
Definition
Isobars
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The huge waves that are produced far out in the ocean and precede the arrival of a hurricane are called the ____________ ___________.
Definition
sotrm swell
Term
The greatest danger from a severe thunderstorm comes not from wind or hail but from _________.
Definition
lightening
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Another name for a cumulonimbus could is a(n) __________.
Definition
thunderhead
Term
Severe disturbances of weather are _________, which can bring strong winds, heavy precipitation, and other destructive effects.
Definition
storms
Term
When a warm air mass is trapped between two colliding colder air masses, it forms a(n) ______ ______.
Definition
occluded front
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A large body of air in the toposphere that has more or less uniform humidity and temperature is called a(n) _______ __________.
Definition
air mass
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List the four types of sever storms discussed in the text.
Definition

winter storms

thunderstorms

tornadoes

hurricanes

Term
What happens when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass?
Definition
Where the air masses meet, the warm air mass is lifted as the colder, denser air moves beneath it. This usually produces precipitation.
Term
While hiking, you are surprised by a severe thunderstorm with lightening. The safest thing for you to do would be to...
Definition
crouch down out in the open
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If your town is in the path of a strong hurricane, the worst thing you could do is...
Definition
nail boards over your windows and ride out the storm
Term
What hurricane hazard is the greatest source of destruction five miles inland after it makes landfall.
Definition
high winds
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In a hurricane, the winds are strongest...
Definition
in the eyewall
Term
Which kind of violent storm has the greatest wind speed?
Definition
tornado
Term
True tornadoes in Tornado Alley often form within strong, rotating cloud systems called...
Definition
supercells
Term

Which of the following is not associated with a single cumulonimbus cloud?

-hurricane

-lightening

-thunderstorm

-tornado

Definition
hurricane
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Which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass?
Definition
cold
Term
The weather in an area stays virtually the same for an entire week.  What kind of front probably exists between the nearby air masses?
Definition
stationary
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Where do air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties?
Definition
in their source regions
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:

 

Was any precipitation falling at the time of the report? If so, what was it?

Definition
see App. N
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:

 

What was the temperature at the time of the weather report?

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see App. N
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:

 

What is the current dew point?

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See App. N
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:

 

Which symbol (letter) gives two pieces of information?

Definition
See App. N
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:

 

Which symbol (letter) represents barometric pressure?

Definition
See App. N
Term
a blast of cool air that comes just before the rain of a thunderstorm
Definition
gust front
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a large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions
Definition
air mass
Term
the boundary between two air masses
Definition
front
Term
cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud electrical discharge
Definition
lightening
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occur(s) when a warmer air mass is replacing a colder air mass
Definition
warm front
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often has an anvil-shaped top
Definition
thunderhead
Term
a powerful, rotating storm that is likely to spawn a tornado
Definition
supercell
Term
a line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front
Definition
squall line
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