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3. Air Masses FrontsStorms Tornadoes and Hurricanes Weather Forecasting Capture the Chapter r 200 400 600 800 Jeopardy

4. Air Masses for 200 This is a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.

5. Air Masses for 400 These are the names of the bands of high-speed winds above Earth’s surface.

6. Air Masses for 600 This type of air mass brings cool, humid weather to the West Coast of the United States.

7. Air Masses for 800 This general type of air mass forms over land.

8. Fronts for 200 This is the name of the boundary where two different air masses meet.

9. Fronts for 400 This kind of front forms when a two cold air masses cut a warm air mass off from the ground.

10. Fronts for 600 This is the way the winds of a cyclone spins in the Northern Hemisphere.

11. Fronts for 800 This is the type of front that forms when a warm air mass overtakes a slowly moving cold air mass.

12. Storms for 200 This is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere.

13. Storms for 400 The sudden discharge of electricity in a storm is referred to as ___________.

14. Storms for 600 Snow falls when humid air cools below _______________ degrees Celsius.

15. Storms for 800 A _________________ is a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning.

16. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 200 This is a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth’s surface.

17. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 400 This is a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher.

18. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 600 Tornadoes form in this type of cloud.

19. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 800 The storms that produce the highest winds are _____________________.

20. Weather Forecasting for 200 These are scientists who study the cause of weather and try to predict it.

21. Weather Forecasting for 400 These are the lines on a weather map that join places with the same air pressure.

22. Weather Forecasting for 600 __________________ are used to show areas of similar temperature on a weather map.

23. Weather Forecasting for 800 On a weather map, air pressure is measured in ________________.

24. Capture the Chapter for 200 Scientists classify air masses according to ___________ characteristics.

25. Capture the Chapter for 400 When a high pressure system is moving over Bonduel, we can expect _________________ skies. When a high pressure system is moving over Bonduel, we can expect _________________ skies.

26. Capture the Chapter for 600 These are high-pressure centers of dry air.

27. Capture the Chapter for 800 Hurricanes that strike the East Coast of the United States are most common in the months of __________, __________, and _____________.

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32. Air Masses FrontsStorms Tornadoes and Hurricanes Weather Forecasting Capture the Chapter 400 800 1200 1600 Double Jeopardy

33. Air Masses for 400 The two characteristics of air masses are ___________ and __________.

34. Air Masses for 800 A _______________ ______________ air mass is a hot, dry air mass that forms in the dry areas of the Southwest and northern Mexico.

35. Air Masses for 1200 Air masses in the United States are commonly moved by the _________ _________ and jet stream.

36. Air Masses for 1600 The jet stream blows from __________ to ___________ and carries storms along the way.

37. Fronts for 400 A(n) ______________ front forms when a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air mass.

38. Fronts for 800 ________________ are low-pressure centers.

39. Fronts for 1200 The _______________ of fronts is important for predicting weather because weather occurs where fronts meet.

40. Fronts for 1600 When two air masses meet and form a front, the air mass that ___________ the front will determine the type of weather the area will have.

41. Storms for 400 This is the name of the sound you hear after you see lightning.

42. Storms for 800 This is a major danger during severe thunderstorms when there is a lot of precipitation.

43. Storms for 1200 The lightning can warm the air around it to as much as 30,000 degrees Celsius which is much hotter than the ________________’s surface.

44. Storms for 1600 This object forms when lightning strikes sand or sandy soil.

45. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 400 A tornado _____________ means that a tornado has been spotted on the ground or on radar.

46. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 800 A ________________ begins as a tropical disturbance.

47. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 1200 Hurricanes don’t form over the northern Atlantic Ocean because the water is too ___________________.

48. Tornadoes and Hurricanes for 1600 The safest place to be during a _______________ is in a storm shelter or the basement of a well-built building.

49. Weather Forecasting for 400 Meteorologists use _______________, _____________ and _____________ to analyze weather data and to prepare weather forecasts.

50. Weather Forecasting for 800 On a weather map symbol, the filled in circle means the station has ___________________ cloud cover.

51. Weather Forecasting 1200 The two areas in which there have been technological improvements are ___________ ___________ and using computers.

52. Weather Forecasting for 1600 What will the weather be like in a city of the northern part of the United States if a warm, moist front moves through it?

53. Capture the Chapter for 400 One of the tools meteorologists use to capture pictures of weather from space is a _____________________.

54. Capture the Chapter for 800 This is a ‘dome’ of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands.

55. Capture the Chapter for 1200 ________________ and decreasing air pressure are associated with clouds, winds, and precipitation.

56. Capture the Chapter for 1600 Tornadoes are rated on the Fujita scale. The highest rated tornadoes are ranked as __________________.

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