Weather Symbols & Tools Flashcards
1
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Air Mass
A
A large body of air with similar properties.
2
Q
Maritime Polar Air
A
Cold & Damp ; Humid
3
Q
Continental Tropical Air
A
Warm & Dry
4
Q
Continental Polar Air
A
Cold & Dry
5
Q
Maritime Tropical Air
A
Hot & Damp ; Humid
6
Q
Fronts
A
Fronts are boundaries between two air masses
7
Q
Warm Front
A
Warm air masses meet and it overrides a cold air mass.
8
Q
Cold Front
A
Cold air masses meet and causes warm air masses to rise.
9
Q
Anemometer
A
Measures wind speed.
10
Q
Hygrometer
A
Measures the moisture in the air (humidity).
11
Q
Barometer
A
Measures air pressure.
12
Q
Rain Gauge
A
Measures how much rain has fallen.
13
Q
Radar
A
Measures the winds and precipitation inside a storm.
14
Q
Wind Vane
A
Shows where the wind is moving and what direction.
15
Q
Occluded Front
A
A front formed when a cold and warm from meet and occlude into one large front.
