1. Review game Students break into teams of 4 Each team will discuss and answer each question Scoring sheets are handed in at the end. 5 points to winning team 4 points for 2 nd 3 points 3 rd 2 points 4 th 1 point for 5 th 0 for 6th

2. 1) Air masses are classified according to __________ and ____________ Temperature, humidity

3. 2) A continental tropical air mass consists of ___________, __________ air. Warm, dry

4. 3) Describe a cold front A rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air mass, the warm air is pushed upward.

5. 4) Describe an occluded front A warm air mass caught between 2 cold fronts.

6. 5) A swirling center of low air pressure is called a(an) __________, and a swirling center of high air pressure is called a(an) _______ cyclone, anticyclone

7. 6) A storm is defined as: ________ _____________________ A violent disturbance in the atmosphere

8. 7) What type of clouds do thunderstorms form in? Cumulonimbus clouds

9. 8) How fast can tornado winds get? 250 mph or 480 kmph

10. 9) Where do most hurricanes that threaten the eastern United States form? Off of the west coast of Africa

11. 10) How long do hurricanes usually last? Usually a week or more p573 text

12. 11) What is the first rule of flood safety? Get to high ground

13. 12) Define a flash flood. A sudden violent flood that occurs within hours or minutes of a storm

14. 13) What is the name for a scientist that studies the weather? meteorologist

15. 14) What are some of the tools used to measure the weather? Barometer, anemometer, psychrometer, doppler radar, weather balloons,

16. 15) Describe the El Nino effect. Wind shifts push warm surface water toward the west coast of South America.

17. 16) What is an isobar? Lines joining places on the map with equal pressure

18. 17) What is an isotherm? Lines on a map that join places of equal temperature

19. 18) How does latitude effect climate? The closer you are to the Equator, the warmer your climate is.

20. 19) What are the 3 temperature zones determined by latitude? Tropical. Temperate, and polar

21. 20) How do ocean currents affect climate? Warm currents warm the air near them, cool currents cool the air near them, effecting the land near them

22. 21) How do mountains affect climate? For every kilometer increase in altitude, the temperature drops by 6.5 degrees Celsius

23. 22) What feature of the Earth is responsible for the seasons? The Earth’s tilted axis

24. 23) A warm front is classified by warm air moving: ________ _____________________ over slower denser cold air

25. 24) Cumulonimbus clouds form when _______ air is forced upward at a _______ _______ Warm, cold front

26. 25) Where is the safest place to be during a tornado? In the basement of a sturdy building

27. 26) What is the difference between a flood watch and a flood warning? Flood watch means a flood is possible, flood warning is when floods have already been reported

28. 27) Why should you boil water after a flood? Flood waters can wash into wells and water treatment plants polluting the water

29. 28) What does a barometer measure? Air pressure

30. 29) What does an anemometer measure? Wind speed

31. 30) What does a psychrometer measure? Humidity

32. 31) Draw the map symbol for a sunny day with winds coming from the north at 2 mph

33. 32) How does altitude affect climate? For every kilometer increase in altitude, the temperature drops by 6.5 degrees Celsius

34. 33) When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, which hemisphere is pointed toward the sun? Southern

35. 34) How does the distance from large bodies of water affect climate? Areas close to large bodies of water experience a smaller range of temperatures than a location far from major bodies of water