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Definitions Hurricanes Clouds Fronts Thunderstroms

Air that flows in relation to the earth’s surface,

generally, horizontally

What is Wind?

A violently rotating column of air in contact with and

extending between a convective cloud and the

surface of the earth.

What is a Tornado?

An extensive body of air throughout which the

horizontal. Temperature and moisture

characteristics are similar.

What is an air mass?

The sound emitted by rapidly expanding gases along the channel of a lightening discharge.

What is thunder?

The state of the atmosphere at a

specific time and with its respect to its effect

on life and human activities.

What is weather?

A forming tornado that has not yet

touched the ground.

What is a funnel cloud?

The part of a hurricane at the center where the

weather is calm.

What is the eye?

When the depression strengthens to at least

39mph.

What is a tropical storm?

Hurricanes take energy from WHAT to become stronger?

What is the ocean?

The rotation of tropical storms are due to

what?

What is the Coriolis Effect?

High cloud group that is usually white

and predict fair weather.

What is a Cirrus cloud?

High cloud group that are sheet like thin clouds that usually cover the entire

sky?

What is a cirrostratus

cloud?

High cloud group that are small

rounded puffs that usually appear in

long rows.

What is a cirrocumulus cloud?

Anytime air expands because of a drop in

pressure, it gets _____

What is cooler?

When warm air cools, water leaves the vapor that is in the warm water and

condenses into _____

What is liquid?

A front where a cold air mass is pushing into a

warmer air mass.

What is a cold front?

A front where a warm air mass is pushing

into a colder air mass.

What is a warm front?

A front that forms when a cold front or warm front

stops moving.

What is a stationary front?

A front where a cold front follows right

behind a warm front.

What is a warm front?

In the Northern Hemisphere, air moves _____ around a high

pressure.

What is clockwise?

Hail forms in what kind of cloud?

What is a Cumulonimbus cloud?