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Severe Weather
#1 Where do tornadoes usually form? Over land
#2 In what temperature of water do hurricanes form? Warm water
#3 What makes a hurricane spin? Coriolis effect
#4 The spinning column of air is called funnel cloud
#5 Big storms form over which kind of pressure system? Low Pressure
Clouds
#1 Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or sleet fall from them Stratus
#2 White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds. Cumulus Clouds
#3 Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way. Cirrus
#4 ______________ clouds can sometimes rest on the ground known as fog Stratus
#5 What is a cloud? tiny water droplets (and even ice crystals) floating in the sky
Climate
#1 Tropical climates are found near the ____________. Equator
#2 What is El Nino? a climate pattern where the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the atmosphere and weather around the world.
#3 Can a climate change? Yes
#4 What is one way scientists try to learn about past climates? Fossils, Plants, Ice
#5 What 3 major things affect climate? Latitude, altitude, distance from ocean.
Vocabulary
#1 Boundary that separates two air masses Fronts
#2 The average weather conditions over a long period of time Climate
#3 Large area of air that has the same temperature and humidity Air Mass
#4 Scientific predictions of weather Forecast
#5 A warm ocean current the moves quickly from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream
Maps and Forecasting
#1 Forecasters use ________ to show the current weather conditions. Weather maps
#2 What does a satellite map show? Clouds (visual photograph)
#3 What does a radar map show? Radars loop the movement of significant storms
#4 What does a precipitation map show? Precipitation map shows the amount of precipitation that has accumulated within the last 24 hours
#5 Weather forecasting is based on what? Data collected and observed weather changes.
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