fronts and severe weather

Question 1

atmosphere

Answer 1

a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth, gases around the Earth.

Question 2

atmosphere

Gases in atmosphere =

Answer 2

78% Nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% others

Question 3

Water vapor =

Answer 3

H20in gases form

Question 4

layer of atmosphere closest to Earth =

Answer 4

Troposphere

Question 5

Ozone =

Answer 5

area of the stratosphere with a high concentration, ozone protects us from ultraviolet.

Question 6

Auroa =

Answer 6

northern lights are caused

Question 7

radiation =

Answer 7

the transfers of energy by electromagnetic waves

Question 8

Greenhouse effects =

Answer 8

the trapping of the sun’s warmth in planet’s lower atm. to visible radiation

Question 9

conduction =

Answer 9

the transfer of energy by collisions between particles of matters

Question 10

convection =

Answer 10

transfers thermal energy by the movements of matter from one place to another.

Question 11

Wind =

Answer 11

movement of air to high to low pressure

Question 12

Coriolis effect =

Answer 12

an effect whereby a mass moving in rotating system experience acting perpendicular to direction of motion and to the axis of rotation

Question 13

jet stream =

Answer 13

influences weather as it moves cold air from the poles towards the topic equator and warm air from the tropics towards the pole.

Question 14

weather =

Answer 14

the atmosphere conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at the certain time.

Question 15

air temp.

Answer 15

measure of how hot or cold is, as gas molecules move quickly, air temperature increases.

Question 16

sea breeze =

Answer 16

a breeze blowing towards the sea from the land, especially during at night owing relative warmth of the sea

Question 17

land breeze =

Answer 17

a breeze blowing towards the sea from the land , especially during at night owing relative warmth of the sea.

Question 18

pressure =

Answer 18

force of perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area

Question 19

humidity =

Answer 19

amount of water vapor in the air

Question 20

clouds/fogs =

Answer 20

a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atm. typically high above the ground. fog is consists of visible cloud water droplets suspended in the air or near the earth’s surface.

Question 21

High pressure system =

Answer 21

large body of air with high pressure at center + low pressure outside. And it causes rain.

Question 22

low pressure system =

Answer 22

mass of warm, moist air generally brings stormy weather with strong winds

Question 23

air masses =

Answer 23

a body of air with horizontally uniform temp. humidity and pressure. maritime Arctic, maritime polar, continental arctic, maritime tropical, continental tropical

Question 24

front =

Answer 24

boundary separating two masses or air of different densities

Question 25

cold front =

Answer 25

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Question 26

stationary front =

Answer 26

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Question 27

occluded fronts =

Answer 27

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Question 28

thunderstorms =

Answer 28

low pressure systems updraft/downdraft

Question 29

tornado =

Answer 29

thunderstorm updraft begins to rotate

Question 30

hurricane =

Answer 30

over warm water, low pressure system

Question 31

blizzard =

Answer 31

any amt. of snow, high winds to cause whiteouts

Question 32

national weather service =

Answer 32

warning of hazardous weather

Question 33

severe storm watch =

Answer 33

any dangerous meteorological phenomena with the potential to cause effect

Question 34

cold front =

Answer 34

cold air goes to warm air

Question 35

warm front =

Answer 35

warm air to cold air

Question 36

stationary front =

Answer 36

when a front stalls

Question 37

occluded fronts =

Answer 37

fast cold-front catches a slow warm front