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Weather Fronts

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  • In which type of front does the temperature decrease?
    CF
  • Hail forms inside the clouds of a .....
    Cumulonimbus / Thunderstorm
  • When air cools water vapor condenses on objects. For example ...... forms on grass.
    dew
  • What do meteorologists study to make weather forecasts?
    Weather patterns and maps
  • What front happens when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass?
    WF
  • solid to gas
    sublimation
  • Describe how a stationary front affects weather conditions.
    A stationary front causes long periods of cloudy weather and light rain because the air masses are not moving.
  • What front happens when a cold air mass bumps into a warm air mass and can not move it?
    SF
  • Gas to liquid
    condensation
  • What is the main tool meteorologists use to predict weather patterns?
    Weather Map
  • What front is associated with short but intense storms?
    Cold Front
  • What are the 3 states that water can be in?
    gas, liquid, solid
  • What front is represented by this image?
    CF
  • Water falls from clouds
    precipitation
  • What are two signs of severe weather?
    Strong wind, heavy rain, hail, snow, temperature change
  • What front has this map symbol?
    SF
  • Where do hurricanes form?
    Over warm oceans
  • What front has this map symbol?
    WF
  • In which type of front does the temperature increase?
    WF
  • What type of front is represented by this image?
    WF
  • What weather front is associated with lingering showers for weeks at a time?
    Stationary Front
  • Small drops of rain that freeze in air before they hit the ground .....
    sleet
  • liquid to gas
    evaporation
  • What is the boundary between two air masses called?
    Front
  • When water evaporates from leaves of plants it is called ...
    transpiration
  • When bits of ice crystals from in clouds, they may fall to the ground as ....
    snow
  • White puffy clouds are called .......
    cumulus
  • What is the purpose of weather maps?
    Weather maps help meteorologists track air masses, predict weather patterns, and show where storms or fronts may develop.
  • What front has this map symbol?
    CF
  • What Front is associated with a few hours or days of light showers?
    Warm Front