Forecasting the weather Severe weather & fronts Meteorology Jeopardy Weather Instruments Forecasting the weather Severe weather & fronts Terms to Know Grab bag 100 200 300 400 500

Instrument used to measure windspeed Answer

Anemometer Home

Technology that can save lives by warning people of an approaching storm Answer

Doppler radar Home

An instrument that measures relative humidity with 2 identical thermometers Answer

Psychrometer Home

Used to measure atmospheric pressure Answer

Barometer Home

What tool do meteorologists use to solve mathematical equations and store data? Answer

Computers Home

A pattern of meteorological symbols that represent the weather at a particular observing station Answer

Station model Home

Weather map symbols H & L indicated what kind of center? Answer

Air pressure centers (or High and Low pressure) Home

This system uses reflected radio waves to determine the velocity and location of objects called: _____ Answer

radar Home

Weathe conditions for an area over a long period of time are referred to as __________ Answer

Climate Home

The temperature at which the rate of evaporation equals the rate of condensation Answer

Dew Point Home

The front edge of an advancing warm air mass that replaces colder air with warmer air is a _______ Answer

Warm Front Home

A tropical storm with high wind speeds Answer

hurricane Home

This forms when a cold air mass over takes a warm air mass Answer

Cold front Home

A destructive, rotating funnel-shaped column of air with high wind speeds Answer

Tornado Home

A front at which air masses move either very slowly or not at all Answer

Stationary front Home

Mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air is ______ Answer

Absolute humidity Home

A weather event in which the air sinks and flows outward from a center of high pressure that brings dry weather Answer

anticyclone Home

Lines that connect points of equal temperature on a weather map are called _______ Answer

Isotherms Home

What is issued when severe weather has been spotted in a given area? Answer

Warning Home

The heat energy that is absorbed or released by a substance during a phase change is ________ Answer

Latent Heat Home

What can be used to monitor marine conditions? Answer

Weather Satellite Home

What type of storm have meteorologists tried to control by freezing nuclei? Answer

Hurricanes Home

Doppler radar and satellite images provide information to make what kind of model? Answer

Weather Model Home

What type of path does a tornado take if it touches down? Answer

Haphazard path Home

2 major factors used to identify climate are: Answer

Temperature & precipitation Home