Chapter 14-weather Patterns And Severe Weather Flashcards
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Four basic types of air masses
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Continental Polar (cP) Continental Tropical (cT) Maritime Polar (mP) Maritime Tropical (mT)
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The area where an air mass acquires it’s properties
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Source region
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Boundary that separates air masses of different densities
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Fronts
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Types of fronts
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Warm fronts
Cold fronts
Stationary fronts
Occluded fronts
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Active cold front overtakes a warm front
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Occluded front
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Thunderstorms clouds???
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Cumulonimbus clouds
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Tornadoes season?
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April -June
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To alert the public to the possibility of tornadoes
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Tornado watch
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Issued when a tornado is sighted or is indicated by weather radar
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Tornado warning
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Energy comes from condensing water vapor
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Hurricanes
