Ch. 13 Lesson 2 - Weather Pattterns
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- Q1A large body of circulating air that has low pressure at its center and higher pressure on the outside is called aweather boundarylow pressure systemcold fronthigh pressure system30s
- Q2True or False: Air moves from low pressure to high pressuretruefalse30s
- Q3A large body of circulating air that has high pressure at its center and lower pressure on the outside is called acold frontair masslow pressure systemhigh pressure system30s
- Q4_______________ are large bodies of air that have distinct temperature and moisture characteristicesweather systemscold frontsmaritime expressair masses30s
- Q5Which type of air masses are cold and dry?continental polarmaritime polarmaritime tropicalcontinental tropical30s
- Q6The boundary between two air masses is called a weather _________massfrontsnow cloud30s
- Q7When a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass a _______________ front formsstationary frontwarm frontcold frontoccluded front30s
- Q8Violent weather often occurs with a ______________ front, while more steady weather often occurs with a _______ frontwarm coldstationary occludedcold warm30s
- Q9A stationary front forms when the boundary between two air masses _____________stallsmixes togetherdisappears30s
- Q10The three stages of a thunderstorm in the correct order is ....cumulus, dissipation, maturemature, cumulus, dissipationdissipation, mature, cumuluscumulus, mature, dissipation30s
- Q11Lightening is caused by oppositely _____________ particles in clouds and on the groundgroundedfrozenchargeddissipated30s
- Q12True or False - Tornadoes form when updrafts from thunderstorms begin to rotatefalsetrue30s
- Q13Hurricanes typically form in late ___________ over warm, tropical oceanssummerfallwinterspring30s
- Q14True or False - a snow storm is a severe winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snowfalse30s