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Earth Science Chapters 19&20 Review
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weather stays the same for an entire week - what type of front
warm
cold
stationary
occluded
2
boundary between two air masses
thunderhead
typhoon
squall line
front
3
air mass that develops over water
continental (c)
maritime (m)
4
invented the first practical thermometer and temperature scale
Celsius
Centigrade
Fahrenheit
Newton
5
a powerful, rotating storm that is likely to spawn a tornado
thunderhead
squall line
supercell
cold front
6
front where the existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass
warm
occluded
cold
stationary
7
number of degrees between freezing and boiling points of water - Celsius
180
100
50
125
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occur(s) when a colder air mass is replacing a warmer air mass
gust front
land breeze
warm front
cold front
9
storm with the greatest wind speed
cyclone
tornado
thunderstorm
hurricane
10
flat area is a common location for storms that form by
convection
orographic lifting
convergence
frontal wedging
11
a southwest wind blows toward
the northeast
the southeast
the southwest
the northwest
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occur(s) when a warmer air mass is replacing a colder air mass
warm front
gust front
land breeze
cold front
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an air mass that develops in a cool/cold area
polar (P)
tropical (T)
arctic (A)
14
cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud electrical discharge
squall line
typhoon
lightning
thunderhead
15
measures atmospheric pressure
hydrometer
seismometer
anemometer
barometer
16
type of renewable-energy that does
not
produce lchemical pollutants
coal-plant
hydrogen fuel
wind turbines
17
an air mass that develops in a super cold area
arctic (A)
tropical (T)
polar (P)
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"hook" on radar is an indication of
cloud containing hail
tornado
hurricane forming
lightning strike
19
strong, rotating cloud systems that often form tornadoes
funnels
cyclones
supercells
hurricanes
20
line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front
typhoon
supercell
gust front
squall line
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Nor'easter
storm that strikes off the Atlantic coast
stationary front that drops a lot of rain
tornado that moves to the northeast
winter storm system that brings snow from the Atlantic Ocean
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does
NOT
affect the path of a hurricane
trade winds
pressure systems
jet stream
animal migration
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a large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions
warm front
cold front
air mass
front
24
reaction when two air masses meet
mix
one pushes the other out of the way
nothing
25
time between a lightning flash and the sound of thunder is 6 sec. How far away is it
2 km (1.2 mi)
16 km (9.9 mi)
10 km (6.2 mi)
4.2 km (2.6 mi)
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a blast of cool air that comes just before the rain of a thunderstorm
air mass
trade winds
front
gust front
27
best thing to do when caught outside in a severe thunderstorm
crouch down in the open
lie flat under the biggest tree
hold on to a the tallest tree
lie flat in the open
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measures mm water
hygrometer
barometer
rain gauge
hydrometer
29
scientific study of the atmosphere
astronomy
climatology
hydrology
meteorology
30
increase in air pressure
warm front
cold front
31
measured by an anemometer
wind force
windchill
wind speed
wind direction
32
destructive factor of tornadoes
updraft
wind speed
low pressure
33
the place air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties
convective zones
fronts
jet stream
source regions
34
often has an anvil-shaped top
thunderhead
doldrum
squall line
gust front
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decrease in air pressure
cold front
warm front
36
rain shadow caused by
convection
frontal wedging
orographic lifting
convergence
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location of strongest winds in a hurricane
in the eyewall
in the eye
in the rain bands
in the spiral arms
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winds flowing from different directions come together to force air masses up
frontal wedging
convection
orographic lifting
convergence
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huge waves that arrive before a hurricane
tidal waves
storm surge
storm swell
tsunamis
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air mass that develops over land
continental (c)
maritime (m)
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an air mass that develops in a warm/hot area
polar (P)
tropical (T)
arctic (A)
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source of most destruction five miles inland from a hurricane after it makes landfall
storm swell
storm surge
high winds
lightning
