Weather

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

A large body of air with similar properties through it

Question 2

Continental polar

Answer 2

Cold and dry

Question 3

Maritime polar

Answer 3

Cold and wet

Question 4

Maritime tropical

Answer 4

Warm and wet

Question 5

Continental tropical

Answer 5

Warm and dry

Question 6

Front

Answer 6

The boundary between 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 warm air mass to rise

Question 9

Occluded

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 warm air mass and results in little movement

Question 11

Wind vane

Answer 11

Shows the direction the wind is blowing from

Question 12

Rain gauge

Answer 12

Tool used for Measuring rainfall

Question 13

Thermometer

Answer 13

Tool used for measuring temperature

Question 14

Hygrometer

Answer 14

This tool measures moisture/humidity

Question 15

Barometer

Answer 15

This tool measures air pressure
High = sunny / clear
Low = cloudy / storms

Question 16

Anemonator

Answer 16

This tool measures wind speed

Question 17

Climate

Answer 17

The weather conditions in an area in general or for a long period of time

Question 18

Weather

Answer 18

The state of the atmosphere at a place and time

Ex : rain snow sleet or hail