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True
True or false: Northerly winds are blowing from north to south
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Air pressure decreases as altitude increases
As altitude increases what occurs
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Dew point, type of precipitation & humidity
What do the symbols show on maps of weather reports?
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Precipitation
What are we experiencing when water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail?
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Station models
What shows weather at one specific location?
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False, away from the center of the system
T or F: The air in a high-pressure system moves into the system from the center
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Maritime tropical
Maritime tropical
What type of air mass is formed over the ocean near the equator? |
What is doppler radar used for?
To detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles, which can be used to appoximate wind speed.
What is doppler radar used for?
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Warning
What is issued when severe weather conditions already exist?
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Intense precipitation & thunderstorms
What type of weather is associated with a cold front moving into a warm front?
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True, Lesson 2
T or F: Low-Pressure systems bring clouds and precipitation. |
**D. F5**
**D. F5**
Which classification of tornado on the fujita scale does the most damage? A. F0, B. F2, C. F4, D. F5 |
A package of weather instruments carried many kilometers above the ground by a weather balloon.
What is a radiosonde?
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Isobars
What are the lines called that connect points of equal atmospheric pressure on weather maps?
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Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere.
What is weather?
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False, continental
T or F: Maritime air masse form over land
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The conditions are right for severe weather, but it is not occurring yet.
What is a severe weather watch?
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Hurricanes are larger than tornadoes, last longer than tornadoes and are associated with flooding.
Hurricanes are larger than tornadoes, last longer than tornadoes and are associated with flooding.
Why do hurricanes inflict much more overall damage than a tornado? |
The air masses sink, making it difficult for clouds to form.
Why is high pressure good weather?
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A percentage indicating how much water vapor is in the air on a certain day.
What is relative humidity?
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False, hurrican
T or F: The figure below is an example of a tornado
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Hurricane
What type of severe weather would you find "the eye of the storm" in?
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A hurricane
What is the most powerful severe storm?
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Isotherms
What connects points of equal temperature?
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In this order - Cool & Humid, Warm & Humid, Cold & Dry (pg 472-473)
Describe the air mass of the maritime polar, maritime tropical and continental polar.
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