CRCT Question

CRCT QuestionWhich factor would help

decrease a hurricane’s strength THE MOST

a. Abundance of cool air b. Hot air from the land c. Lack of moist, warm aird. Sunshine

Corny Joke of the DayWhat is the

opposite of a cold front?

A warm back

Vocab Sheet Due

TOMORROW

Candy Toss

1.

2.

Types of Clouds________ – cotton balls – indicates fair weather_________ – flat layers – often has precipitation__________ – high, thin clouds – usually means change in weather__________ – cloud on the ground

Name the air masses

Cold front facts to know:1. Moves ______________

3. Produces ______________CLOUDS.

2. Rapid “uplift” of air occurs due to the cold air lifting the _________ air.

4. Often produces ___________WEATHER

5. __________, drier air follows.

Facts to know about warm fronts!

1. Warm air moves over _________

2. Produces light to moderate _________.

3. After it passes, __________ weather.

What is this a picture of?

What is this?

StudyGuide

Answers

Word Attack

maritime

continental

Polar

tropical

forms

eye

Hurricane

L Pressure

H Pressu

reCold Front

Warm Front

Occluded FrontStationary front

Rise

sinkisobars

pressure

warm

cold

Climate

weather

cumulonimbus

cirrus

stratus

rainsolid

gas

Dew point

sun

evaporation

condensation

Clear/cold

Warm/rainy

surges

Poster Pass a. Groups of four b. Each person will get a piece of paper

c. Label the sheets as follows: 1. Clouds 2. Fronts

3. Air masses 4. Storms

d. At the end you want to put the four sheets together as ONE large poster e. Each time the buzzer goes off you will switch the posters and add to them!

SINK OR

SWIM

High/feathery like clouds that usually indicate a change of

weather are what type of clouds?Cirrus

What is a cold front represented by on a weather

map?

Blue triangles

What type of cloud do thunderstorms usually form

in

Cumulonimbus

Where does an air mass get it’s temperature and

humidity from?

From where it is formed

What type of pressure systems do hurricanes form

in

Low Pressure

What is the center of a hurricane called?

Eye

What type of weather would a maritime/polar air mass

bring?

Moist/cold

When a hot air mass meets a cold air mass and there is little to no movement it is

called what?Stationary front

When a cold front moves a warm front, resulting in a thunderstorm. You could

conclude that a ________front went throughCold

In order for a cloud to form, it must condense onto a

___________surface

Solid

A funnel shaped cloud that touches the land is called a

Tornado

What two factors determine the climate of a region

Temperature and

precipitation

Why is this hurricane

losing strength as it heads north?

Because the water is getting colder

What powers the water cycle?

The Sun

What is a person who studies weather called?

meteorologist

Name the air mass #61. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Maritime tropical

What direction does the weather move in the US

West to East

What causes the most damage during a hurricane?

Storm Surge

What type of winds are these? Global

What moves the weather?

The jet Stream

Dew Point

Layered clouds that often bring precipitation, are what

type of clouds?

Stratus

What is this and example of?

Stationary Front

What stage in the water cycle leads into cloud

formation?

Evaporation

What do isobars measure?

Pressure

Evaporation changes water from a vapor to a _______

Liquid

Name the air mass #21. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Continental polar

What is this an example of?

Warm Front

What does the H on a weather map stand for?

High Pressure

What are the largest storms on Earth?

Hurricanes

Where should you go during a tornado warning?

Basement or someplace

without windows

Where does a lot of our dry, cold air during winter come

from?

The northern poles

What type of weather is Atlanta currently

experiencing? Why?Rain, a warm front just went through

What is the main “ingredient” for a hurricane

Warm Water

How are the layers of the atmosphere classified?

By changes in temperature

What is the formula for density?

Density = mass/volume

What is this a picture of?

Sea breeze

.

What is this an example of?

Cold Front

This is a current weather map of the southeast. What type of weather would Georgia experience

tomorrow?Cold and clear