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6th Grade Weather Review

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  • Southern Illinois is noticing that they've had temperatures of 80 degrees or higher consistently this past week. What kind of front is passing through?
    Warm front
  • True/False: El Nino is the cooling of the ocean's surface water
    False
  • Definition: The weight of air pressing down on a unit of area
    Air pressure
  • What type of front occurs when a cold air mass and a warm air mass collide, but do not move?
    Stationary Front
  • True/False: A continental air mass is formed over water
    False
  • Definition: The layers of the air that surround Earth
    Atmosphere
  • What type of front occurs when a warm air mass advances over a cold air mass?
    Warm front
  • Definition: The boundary between 2 air masses that collide
    Front
  • True/False: A polar air mass brings cold air
    True
  • True/False: The equator is warmer than the poles because the Sun's rays strike more directly at the equator
    True
  • Which year did an El Nino most likely occur?
    1874
  • Name That Cloud: Wispy, thin clouds
    Cirrus
  • Name That Cloud: Low, flat clouds
    Stratus
  • Definition: The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor in the air to the total amount of water vapor the air can hold
    Relative humidity
  • What type of front occurs when a cold air mass forces a warm air mass above it?
    Cold front
  • Name That Cloud: Cotton ball like, puffy clouds
    Cumulus
  • What type of air mass would be warm and moist?
    Maritime Tropical
  • Definition: The average of all weather conditions in an area over a period of time
    Climate