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Chapter 16 Test Study Guide
Where does a continental polar air mass form?Describe how a warm front forms.
Describe the weather an occluded front would likely bring.
How do winds behave in a cyclone?
Describe an anticyclone.
What is the most dangerous part of a tornado?
Describe the eye of a hurricane.
What are some safety measures to take during a flash flood?
Describe the weather a stationary front would likely bring.
What are some safety measures to take during a tornado warming?
What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane?
What is lightning?
As air’s ability to hold water vapor increases, what else increases?
What causes changes in weather?
How does a hurricane begin?
What causes lightning?
Describe the weather a cold front would likely bring.
What is a cloud made of?
What are some safety measures to take during a thunderstorm?
What is the amount of moisture in the air?
What is a percentage that shows how much water vapor is in the air?
What is the term for the moisture in the air?
What is the temperature at which air is saturated?
What is the term for a cloud that forms near the ground?
What is the term for white, feathery clouds that form at high altitudes?
What is the term for a puffy, white cloud with a flat bottom?
Why is lightning seem before thunder is heard?
On a weather map, a large H appears over the area in which you live – which indicates an area of high pressure. What kind of weather can you expect?
What type of weather is associated with a continental polar air mass?
What is the area over which an air mass forms?
How does a cold front develop?
How is the evaporation of water from the ocean related to the formation of a hurricane?
How is high humidity related to the likelihood of rain?