Chapter 24: Weather Flashcards
Cumulus clouds which are followed by cumulonimbus clouds with heavy rain and gusty winds explain which type of weather?
cold front
What should you do if a tornado is two miles away from you and you are driving in a car?
Find a ditch and get into it.
What do isotherms do?
Connect places on weather maps that have similar temperatures.
Which type of air mass affects the weather in Michigan? (cold, dry)
Continental Polar
a warm, moist and unstable air mass describes the conditions to make what?
Thunderstorm
Why do so many tornadoes take place in the spring?
in the spring it is more likely for a front to form between continental polar and maritime tropical air masses
What do the weather map symbols H and L show?
air pressure
What do meteorologist do?
Study and try to predict weather
What type of atmospheric conditions are in the eye of a hurricane?
calmness
The collision of what two types of air masses produce a tornado?
continental polar and maritime tropical
What is formed when warm, moist air blows over colder land and over water?
lake effect snow
if a warm and moist air mass moves over your community, what will the weather be like?
warm and humid
What usually occurs because of a warm, humid air mass and cold, dry air mass meeting at the Earth’s surface?
Stormy weather patterns
What is released when a hurricane forms?
latent heat
What causes the weakening of a hurricane when it makes landfall?
friction between the storm and land and lack of warm, moist water
