Weather

wispy, feather like clouds

what are cirrus clouds

puffy, white, cotton ball like clouds

what are cumulus clouds

clouds that form in a flat layer & most of the time cover the sky

what are stratus clouds

• stratus clouds • cirrus clouds • cumulus clouds • cumulonimbus clouds

what are the 4 type of clouds

• warm front • cold front • occluded front • stationary front

what are the 4 type of fronts

• flooding • blizzard • thunderstorm • tornado

what are the 4 types of weather

connects areas of equal temperature

what does a isotherm do

connects areas of equal pressure

what does an isobar do

sinks & leave an area of high pressured

what does cold air do

expands and rises & leaves behind low air pressure

what does warm air do

warm air slides over cold air

what is a warm front

anemometer

what tool is used to measure wind

thunderstorm clouds

cumulonimbus clouds

colder air pushes under warmer air

defenition of cold front

masses of air that has the same characteristics of the surfaces

definition of air mass

area around the equator where the wind completely dies out & death can happen as soon as the water runs out

definition of duldrums

the measure of the amount of water vapor stuck between molecules in the air

definition of humidity

when 2 air masses merge and force warm air to rise in between them

definition of occluded front

amount of water vapor % compared to the amount the air can hold

definition of relative humidity

warm or cold air stops moving

definition of stationary front

current state of the atmosphere

definition of weather

the horizontal movement of air from an area of low pressure

definition of wind

when warm air rises over the cold air

how does a blizzard form

when water overflows or overwhelms land that's normally dry

how does a flood form

when warm air rises into the atmosphere and cold air sinks

how does a thunderstorm form

when a condensation funnel is made up of water droplets, dust & debris

how does a tornado form