2. What is the difference between a tropical and polar air mass? tropical it warm and polar is cold
3. What causes an air mass to have high pressure? goes over the water flow outward
4. What causes an air mass to have low pressure? Low pressure areas form when an air mass warms
5. When a warm front moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature? it will be warmer
6. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in blue (28 and 31). These numbers will change once the warm front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why? it will be warmer because of it it will go up to about 55
7. When a cold fron moves through an area, what will happen to the temperature? make it colder
8. Look at the first diagram. There are two temperatures written in red (55 and 62). These numbers will change once the cold front moves through. What do you think the temperatures will change to? Why? it will make it colder to about 30 because of the cold air
9. What is an occluded front? cold air is replacing cool air or vice versa at the surface
10. What will happen to the temperature once an occluded front moves through? it will be colder
11. What kind of storms are classified on the Fujita Scale? Tornado
12. Are most tornadoes weak, strong, or violent? weak
13. Are most tornado-related deaths from weak, strong, or violent tornadoes? violent
14. What 19 states make up tornado alley? (abbreviations are fine) OH,OK,CO,MO,ND,SD,IL,LA,KS,IN,MN,TN,TX,WY,KY,IA,MT,AR
15. Which state gets the most tornadoes per square mile? OK
16. Where in the world can tornadoes happen? ALL OVER exception of Antarctica
17. Where in the world are tornadoes most likely to happen? THE USA
18. What is the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning? a watch is within 36 hours. warning is expected within 24 hours.
19. Why can't we stop hurricanes? We do not know much about them
20. Which intensity scale is used for hurricanes? The Saffir Simpson Scale
21. If a hurricane has wind speeds of 103 mph, what category storm is it? 2
22. What is an isotherm? a line that connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
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