Water Cycle & Stuff
What process of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
This cloud type is puffy and tends to indicate fair weather
Cumulus
What is it called where two air masses meet?
Front
What tool measures air pressure?
Barometer
The Earth's rotation causing wind to curve is called the?
Coriolis Effect
What powers the water cycle?
Sun
The type of fair weather clouds which are associated with a high pressure system
Cirrus
A curved line with red half circles on it is the symbol for a ?
Warm front
What is the force that pushes on air molecules?
Air pressure
This is responsible for moving weather systems across the United States
Westerlies.
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of?
Precipitation
This happens when water heats up into an invisible gas
Evaporation
The weather forecast indicates that the weather will be turning cold very quickly with the chance of a tornado. What type of front would cause this?
Cold front.
Differences in air pressure (between high and low pressure) would cause what to occur?
Wind.
A warming weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean that occurs every few years causing more extreme weather
El Nino
Instrument used to measure the SPEED of the wind
Anemometer
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus
This type of front results when strong cold air overcomes the warm front
Occluded Front
The type of air mass that affects Colorado the most in the summer time is
cT
When conditions are right for tornadoes to occur, the National Weather Service may issue a
Tornado Watch
What do the words maritime, continental, polar, and tropical mean? (4 answers worth 400 points each)
Wet (humid), dry, cold, and warm.
The “river of air” that transports high amounts of water vapor and high winds in the upper atmosphere is called the
Jet Stream
This type of front may bring many days of cloudy, wet weather.
Stationary front.
A tornado with a rating of EF3 would most likely result in this type of damage
Hardwood trees are debarked
Explain what Tornado Alley is and why it is located in the Central part of the United States
cool air meets warm moist air from gulf