Weather Flashcards
1
Q
Air mass
A
A certain amount of air
2
Q
Continental polar
A
Cold and dry
3
Q
Maritime polar
A
Wet and cold
4
Q
Maritime tropical
A
Warm and wet
5
Q
Continental tropical
A
Dry and wet
6
Q
Front
A
A boundary between two air masses
7
Q
Warm front
A
Warm air mass meets and over rides a cold air mass rises
8
Q
Cold front
A
A cold air mass meets AND CASES A WARM AIR MASS TO RISE
9
Q
Occluded front
A
A cold air mass over takes a slower moving air mass and forces warm air p an cold air down
10
Q
Stationary front
A
Cold air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement drizzles doesn’t bring heavy precipitation
11
Q
Wind vane
A
Shows the direction wind is blowing from
12
Q
Rain gauge
A
Measures how much rain has fallen
13
Q
Thermometer
A
Measures the temperature
14
Q
Hygrometer
A
Measures moister in the air
15
Q
Barometer
A
Measures air pressure
