What are AIR MASSES?
Large areas of air that have the same properties.
What are FRONTS?
The areas where two air masses meet.
How does a warm front form? What weather results from it?
A warm air mass pushes up against a cold one, causing light rain, clouds, and an increase in air temperature.
How does a cold front form? What weather results from it?
A cold air mass pushes up against a warm one, causing storms, thick clouds, and a decrease in air temperature.
What's a STATIONARY front?
A boundary between air masses that isn't moving.
Name THREE things that a weather map shows.
Conditions, air temperature, air pressure, winds, precipitation, location of air fronts.
What does it mean to FORECAST?
It means to PREDICT the weather.
How likely are you to see the same cold front for several days in one place? Explain.
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Give TWO examples of SEVERE weather.
Hurricanes (typhoons, tropical storms), tornadoes, thunder/lightning storms, etc.
Give TWO pieces of advice for stormy weather.
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