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| large body of air that has properties similar to to the part of Earth |
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| a boundary between two air masses of difference in desity, temperature, or moisture |
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| a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, speed up to 500 km, form at base of cumulionimbus cloud, found in midwest, fujit scale- categories 1-5 |
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| winter storm, that have winds at 59 km, low temperature,and can't see further than 400m |
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| the difference between wind speed and direction in a tornado |
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| powerful storms that are created over oceans, winds must be 82 mph, tyyphoons-Pacific, cyclones-Indain ocean, fueled by warm ater |
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| a weather map that uses symbols |
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| a line that connects points of equal temperature |
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| a line that connects points of equal pressure |
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| someone who studies weather |
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| occurs in a cloud or between one or on the ground |
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| rapid heating of air around a bolt of lightning |
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| T/F You can see lightning |
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| heavy rain, lightning, thunder and sometimes hail |
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| Cold, warm, stationary, and Occluded |
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| light warm air that gose over heavie cold air |
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| cold air advances to warm air |
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| The three aair masses of different temperature that involves an occluded front |
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| Cold air, cool air, and warm air |
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| happens when a boundary between air masses stop advancing |
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| T/F Warm fronts go under cold fronts |
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| T/F the most powerful storm is a thunderstorm |
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| T/F You can see further than 400 m in a blizzard |
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| Two ways to know current weather |
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| thermometer and clouds in the sky |
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| wind blow clockwise, good weather |
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| wind blows counterclockwise, bad weather (storms, hurricanes) |
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| warm moist air mass (Ssouth), cold dry air mass (north), jet streams (above) |
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| conditions fasvorable for a severe storm |
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| dangerous conditions already exists |
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| Highest number of F3-F5 recorded tornados |
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| Why is a supercell a good source of tornados |
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| Gives more energy and moisture (updraft) |
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| what is the direction of an average tornado |
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| Time of day must tornados occur |
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| Longest recorded tornado path |
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| Should you open your windows in a tornado |
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| Where should you in a tornado (in a house) |
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| Best way to escape a tornado in a car |
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| If you are in the open where should you go |
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| Determines type of precipitation |
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| amount of water vapor in present air |
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| changes with the amount of air |
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| stratus cloud on the ground |
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