Weather

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

A large body of air with similar properties through it

Question 2

Continental polar

Answer 2

A place where it is cold and dry

Question 3

Maritime polar

Answer 3

A place where it is cold and wet

Question 4

Maritime tropical

Answer 4

A place where it is warm and wet

Question 5

Continental tropical

Answer 5

A place where it is warm and dry

Question 6

Front

Answer 6

A boundary between two air masses

Question 7

Warm front

Answer 7

Warm air mass meets and overrides a cold air mass

Question 8

Cold front

Answer 8

Cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise

Question 9

Occluded front

Answer 9

A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and forces warm air up. The cold air continues advancing until it meets another cold air mass

Question 10

Stationary front

Answer 10

Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement

Question 11

Wind vane

Answer 11

Shows the direction of where the wind is blowing from

Question 12

Rain gauge

Answer 12

Measures how much rain has fallen

Question 13

Thermometer

Answer 13

Measures temperature

Question 14

Hygrometer

Answer 14

Measures the moisture/ humidity

Question 15

Barometer

Answer 15

Measures air pressure

Question 16

Anemometer

Answer 16

Measures wind speed

Question 17

Climate

Answer 17

The average of weather conditions over a long time

Question 18

Weather

Answer 18

The temperature over a short period of time