BJU Earth Science Chapter 20 Review

The National Weather Service releases a set of five synoptic maps daily.

What kind of weather forcast would be the most accurate?

Which type of front involves two air masses where an existing air mass rises to make way for the incoming air mass?

The huge waves that produce far out in the ocean and precede the arrival of a hurricane are called the __________.

occur(s) when a warmer air mass is replacing a colder air mass

Which of the following factors make(s) a tornado so destructive?

a line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front

Hurricanes can form over land.

Hurricanes that form in the middle latitudes are often less violent and are called ____________.

Which synoptic weather map includes high-and-low pressure systems, fronts, and select station models?

Where do air masses gain their temperature and humidity properties?

The weather in an area stays virtually the same an entire week. What kind of front probably exists between air masses?

a blast of cool air that comes just before the rain of a thunderstorm

the boundary between any two distinct air masses

A station model can be created from weather buoy data.

Air masses of differing temperatures and humidities often mix.

A rain shadow lies on the opposite side of a mountain range from an approaching air mass.

Most interactions among air masses cause precipitation.

What part of a station model indicates wind direction?

A large body of air in the troposphere that has more or less uniform humidity and temperature is called a(n) _________.

If your town is in the path of a strong hurricane, the worst thing you could do would be

Any plotted weather data with a name that begins with iso- is displaying points of constant value.

cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud eletrcial discharge

Running or driving away from a nearby tornado is the best tactic to avoid injury.

The symbols for a front on a weather map point toward the advancing air mass.

which of the following can affect the path of a hurricane?

In a hurricane, the winds are strongest

The rain shadow effect is caused by

Nor'easters are cyclonic storms that sweep moisture from the atlantic and drop it as snow.

Tornadoes in Tornado Valley often form within strong, rotating cloud systems called

What happens when two air masses meet?

Sea breezes blowing inland from all sides of broad, flat island and peninsulas can collide, lifting air by _______.

A period of different kinds of precipitation during one witer storm is called a(n) ____________.

a powerful, rotating storm that is likely to spawn a tornado

a large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions

Air mass moving from the equitorial West Atlantic Ocean source region to Brazil would be called a(n) _____. (name&abbr.)

when an air mass moves across a body of water, gaining moisture and dropping it as snow

Meteorologists that make hazardous weather predictions and model storms is exercising _______ by showing concern for man

On still days the Great Plains of the United States forms summer storms by