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Hurricanes never form over land. |
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In the western Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons. |
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A station model can be created from weather buoy data. |
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| __________ are lines on a weather map connecting areas of equal pressure. The placement of these lines can be used to predict wind speed and direction. |
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| The huge waves that are produced far out in the ocean and precede the arrival of a hurricane are called the ____________ ___________. |
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| The greatest danger from a severe thunderstorm comes not from wind or hail but from _________. |
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| Another name for a cumulonimbus could is a(n) __________. |
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| Severe disturbances of weather are _________, which can bring strong winds, heavy precipitation, and other destructive effects. |
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| When a warm air mass is trapped between two colliding colder air masses, it forms a(n) ______ ______. |
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| A large body of air in the toposphere that has more or less uniform humidity and temperature is called a(n) _______ __________. |
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| List the four types of sever storms discussed in the text. |
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winter storms
thunderstorms
tornadoes
hurricanes |
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| What happens when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass? |
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| Where the air masses meet, the warm air mass is lifted as the colder, denser air moves beneath it. This usually produces precipitation. |
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| While hiking, you are surprised by a severe thunderstorm with lightening. The safest thing for you to do would be to... |
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| crouch down out in the open |
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| If your town is in the path of a strong hurricane, the worst thing you could do is... |
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| nail boards over your windows and ride out the storm |
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| What hurricane hazard is the greatest source of destruction five miles inland after it makes landfall. |
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| In a hurricane, the winds are strongest... |
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| Which kind of violent storm has the greatest wind speed? |
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| True tornadoes in Tornado Alley often form within strong, rotating cloud systems called... |
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Which of the following is not associated with a single cumulonimbus cloud?
-hurricane
-lightening
-thunderstorm
-tornado |
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| Which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass? |
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| The weather in an area stays virtually the same for an entire week. What kind of front probably exists between the nearby air masses? |
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| Where do air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties? |
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:
Was any precipitation falling at the time of the report? If so, what was it? |
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:
What was the temperature at the time of the weather report? |
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:
What is the current dew point? |
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:
Which symbol (letter) gives two pieces of information? |
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Be able to answer the following questions about a given figure:
Which symbol (letter) represents barometric pressure? |
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| a blast of cool air that comes just before the rain of a thunderstorm |
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| a large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions |
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| the boundary between two air masses |
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| cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud electrical discharge |
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| occur(s) when a warmer air mass is replacing a colder air mass |
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| often has an anvil-shaped top |
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| a powerful, rotating storm that is likely to spawn a tornado |
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| a line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front |
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