Science Test Study Guide Weather Science Ch. 5 (Green)

Terms  Dew point  Sleet  Fog  Humidity  Wind  Weather  Temperature  Clouds  Precipitation  Relative humidity  Air mass  Front  Tornado  Hurricane  Blizzard  Meteorologist  Station model  Isotherm  Isobar  Wall cloud

Know Your Clouds

Other Weather Stuff  What causes lightning and thunder?  What is sleet?  Along what kind of front do you find low pressure and violent weather?  Label the air masses (next slide)

Six Major Air Masses

What Does this Mean?

Essays 1.How do tornadoes develop from thunderstorms? 2.Why are fronts helpful in predicting weather? 3.What should you do if there is a storm warning? 4.How do variations in atmospheric pressure affect the weather? 5.What are some ways data are collected for weather maps and forecasts?