Weather Sybole & Toolz

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

Question 2

Continental polar air

Answer 2

Continental Polar Air Masses cold temperatures and little moisture.

Question 3

Martime tropical air

Answer 3

Maritime tropical air masses originate over the warm waters of the tropics and Gulf of Mexico, where heat and moisture are transferred

Question 4

Warm front

Answer 4

the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

Question 5

Cold front

Answer 5

the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

Question 6

Stationary front

Answer 6

A stationary front is a pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other.

Question 7

Occluded front

Answer 7

a composite front produced by occlusion.

Question 8

Anemometer

Answer 8

A tool you use to measure the speed of the wind.

Question 9

Rain gauge

Answer 9

A tool you use to measure how much rain has fallen.

Question 10

Wind vane

Answer 10

A tool that users to measure were the wind is going