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2-2, 2-3 Ethan Shaffer
Weather
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Meteorology
7th Grade
04/29/2013

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Cold front, Warm front, Stationary front, and Occluded front
Definition
The four types of fronts are...
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Cold and Dry
Definition
___ and ___ air comes from Canada into the Midwest?
Term
Over
Definition
Warm fronts go under or over cold fronts?
Term
30,000
Definition
Lightning can have temperatures upwards of ____ Degrees Celsius
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Typhoon
Definition
The Pacific Ocean equivalent of a Hurricane
Term
Blizzard
Definition
56 km/h and 400m of visibility during a snowstorm is called what?
Term
Isobar
Definition
A line that connects places of similar barometric pressure
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Isotherm
Definition
A line that connects places of similar temperature
Term
Station Model
Definition
Shows the weather conditions at a specific location
Term
Meteorologist
Definition
Someone who studies weather
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Blizzard
Definition
A violent, severe, winter storm
Term
Hurricane
Definition
A large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic ocean
Term
Tornado
Definition
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
Term
Front
Definition
A boundary between two air masses
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Air mass
Definition
A large body of air with similar properties to the part of Earth's Surface over which it formed
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False
Definition
True/False
A stationary front is when the cold air mass moves under the warm air mass
Term
The Fujita Scale
Definition
A scale used to measure the destructive force of tornadoes
Term
Water
Definition
A Hurricane relies on what to keep it going?
Term
True
Definition
True/False
Does wind blows from high pressure areas to low pressure areas?
Term
Cyclones
Definition
Large swirling masses of air are called what?
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True
Definition
True/False
A cold front is when cold air moves toward warm air
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False
Definition
True/False
A warm front is when warm air goes under cold air
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False
Definition
True/False
A F0 Tornado is the strongest type
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False

1%
Definition
True/False
10% of tornados are classified in the top two categories
Term
q
Definition
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