Weather Flashcards
What is a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture are similar called?
Air Mass
What type of air mass has dry air?
Continental Air Mass
What type of air mass has moist air?
Maritime Air Mass
What type of air mass has warm air?
Tropical Air Mass
What type of air mass has cold air?
Polar Air Mass
What is the boundary between two air masses called?
Front
What type of front forms when a cold air mass moves into an area of warmer air?
Cold Front
What type of front forms when a warm air mass moves into an area of cooler air?
Warm Front
What type of front forms when a cold air mass encounters a warm front, the warm air of the warm front is lifted between the two cold air masses?
Occluded Front
What type of front forms when a warm or cold front that is at a standstill?
Stationary Front
What is a heavy rainstorm that occurs along with thunder, lighting, and strong winds?
Thunderstorm
What do clouds discharge during a thunderstorm in the form of electricity?
Lightning
What is severe tropical storm with wind speeds of 120 km/h, occurring along the sea coastline ?
Hurricane
What is a severe snowstorm called?
Blizzard
