Storms and Weather Prediction Flashcards
What 2 things happens when two air masses meet?
Precipitation and storms form and a front forms
Where do air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties?
in their source regions
The weather in an area stays virtually the same for an entire week. What kind of front probably exists between the nearby air masses?
Stationary
Which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass?
Cold
On still days the Great Plains of the United States forms summer storms by…
Convection
The rain shadow effect is caused by…
Orographic lifting
Tornadoes in Tornado Alley often form within strong, rotating cloud systems called…
Supercells
What factors make a tornado so destructive?
wind speed and updraft
In a hurricane, the winds are strongest…
in the eyewall
Which of the following can affect the path of a hurricane?
A. jet stream
B. pressure systems
C. trade winds
D. all of these
D. all of these
If your town is in the path of a strong hurricane, the worst thing you could do would be…
to ride out the storm
What part of a station model indicates wind direction?
the position of the staff
(good luck with this question cause there is a diagram) According to the diagram below, what precipitation was falling at the time of the report?
slight and continuous snow
Which synoptic weather map includes high- and low- pressure systems, fronts, and select station models?
Surface Weather Map
Which kind of weather forecast would be the most accurate?
the weekend forecast during the Thursday evening news
Air masses of differing temperatures and humidities often mix.
False
Most interactions among air masses cause…
Precipitation
The symbols for a front on a weather map point toward the advancing air mass.
False
Running or driving away from a nearby tornado is the best tactic to avoid injury.
False
A large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions?
Air mass
The boundary between any two distinct air masses?
Front
A large body of air in the troposphere that had more or less uniform humidity and temperature is called a(n)…
Air mass
An air mass moving from the equatorial West Atlantic Ocean source region to Brazil would be called a(n)… ? …air mass. (Give its name and meteorological abbreviation.)
Maritime Tropical, mT
The huge waves that are produced far out in the ocean and precede the articulation of a hurricane are called the…
Storm Swell
