Weather Flashcards
Air mass
A large body of air with similar properties through it
Continental polar
Cold & wet
Maritime polar
Col & wet
Maritime tropical
Warm & wet
Continental tropical
warm & dry
Front
Boundary between two air masses
Warm front
Warm air mass meets and overrides a cold air mass
Warm air moves over cold air
Brings long periods of light drizzle
Brings warmer temperatures
Cold front
Cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise
Fast moving
Produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow
Brings colder temperatures
Occluded front
A cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air up. The cold air continues to advance until it meets another cold air mass
Brings cooler temperatures
Usually brings more precipitation
Stationary front
Colas air mass meets a warm air mass and results in little movement
Drizzles doesn’t bring heavy precipitation
Little movement, or moves back and forth over the same area
Wind vane
Shows the direction wind is blowing
Rain gauge
Measures how much rain has fallen
Thermometer
Measures temperature
Hygrometer
Measures moisture
Barometer
Measures air pressure
>high pressure= sunny skies
>low pressure= clouds/storms
Anemometer
Measures wind speed
