This week, each class is on a different schedule due to testing, but all classes are working on Chapter 5, lesson 2 - Weather Patterns.
Study Skills: Review our notes and answer the questions below.
air mass
continental
denser
front
high-pressure system
hurricane
lighter
low-pressure system
maritime
occluded
stationary
thunder
thunderstorm
tornadoes
tropical
warm
1. A(n) is the most destructive storm on Earth.
2. A(n) forms when a large, high-pressure system lingers over
an area for several days.
3. An example of a(n) air mass is a polar air mass that forms
over the northern Atlantic Ocean.
4. A boundary between two air masses is a(n) .
5. In a(n) , rising air cools and water vapor condenses,
forming clouds.
6. Cold air pushes underneath warm air because it is .
7. In a(n) front, warm air glides over cold air.
8. A(n) front forms when a fast-moving cold front catches up
with a slow-moving warm front.
9. The first stage of a(n) is when clouds form; this is the
cumulus stage.
10. Rapidly expanding air molecules near a bolt of lightning cause a sound that is referred
to as .
11. Dry air masses that form over land are called air masses.
12. More occur in the United States than anywhere else.
13. An air mass that forms near the equator is a(n) air mass.
14. Other names for a(n) are tropical cyclone and typhoon.
Study Skills: Review our notes and answer the questions below.
air mass
continental
denser
front
high-pressure system
hurricane
lighter
low-pressure system
maritime
occluded
stationary
thunder
thunderstorm
tornadoes
tropical
warm
1. A(n) is the most destructive storm on Earth.
2. A(n) forms when a large, high-pressure system lingers over
an area for several days.
3. An example of a(n) air mass is a polar air mass that forms
over the northern Atlantic Ocean.
4. A boundary between two air masses is a(n) .
5. In a(n) , rising air cools and water vapor condenses,
forming clouds.
6. Cold air pushes underneath warm air because it is .
7. In a(n) front, warm air glides over cold air.
8. A(n) front forms when a fast-moving cold front catches up
with a slow-moving warm front.
9. The first stage of a(n) is when clouds form; this is the
cumulus stage.
10. Rapidly expanding air molecules near a bolt of lightning cause a sound that is referred
to as .
11. Dry air masses that form over land are called air masses.
12. More occur in the United States than anywhere else.
13. An air mass that forms near the equator is a(n) air mass.
14. Other names for a(n) are tropical cyclone and typhoon.