Weather Symbols and Fronts

Question 1

Air Mass

Answer 1

A large body of air with similar properties

Question 2

Continental Tropical

Answer 2

They bring warm and dry air

Question 3

Continental Polar

Answer 3

Bring cold and dry air

Question 4

Maritime Tropical

Answer 4

Brings hot and humid air

Question 5

Maritime Polar

Answer 5

Brings cold and humid air

Question 6

Front

Answer 6

They are boundaries between two air masses

Question 7

Warm Front

Answer 7

When air mass meets and overrides a cold air mass

Question 8

Cold Front

Answer 8

When a cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise

Question 9

Barometer

Answer 9

Measure Air Pressure
Low Pressure = Clouds/Rain
High Pressure = Sunny/Fair

Question 10

Anemometer

Answer 10

Measures Wind Speed

Question 11

Hydrometer

Answer 11

Measures the Moisture in the Air (Humidity)

Question 12

Rain Gauge

Answer 12

Measures how Much Rain has Fallen

Question 13

Radar

Answer 13

Measures Rain and Precipitation Inside a Storm

Question 14

Wind Vane

Answer 14

Measures the Winds Direction

Question 15

Thermometer

Answer 15

Measures the temperature

Question 16

Occluded Front

Answer 16

When a cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and forces warm air up

Question 17

Stationary Front

Answer 17

When a cold air mass meets a warm are mass and results in very little movement.

Question 18

Climate

Answer 18

Weather conditions in an area for a short or long amount of time

Question 19

Weather

Answer 19

When in the atmosphere there is wind, temperature, cloudiness, and so many more things