Weather

Question 1

Air masses

Answer 1

A large body of air with similar properties through it temp water and vapor effect weather because of wind

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 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 too rise

Question 9

Occluded front

Answer 9

A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass forcing warm air up

Question 10

Stationary front

Answer 10

Cold air masses meet warm air mass and result in little movement.

Question 11

Wind vane

Answer 11

Shows the direction wind is blowing from

Question 12

Rain gauge

Answer 12

Measures the amount of rainfall

Question 13

Thermomerter

Answer 13

The measurement of temperature

Question 14

Hygrometer

Answer 14

The measurement of moisture

Question 15

Barometer

Answer 15

Measures air pressure high=sunny and clear low=cloudy with storms

Question 16

Anemometer

Answer 16

The measurement of wind speed

Question 17

Weather

Answer 17

Sort term

Question 18

Climate

Answer 18

Long term