Weather Systems Study Guide

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Hurricanes:
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How would you define a hurricane?

Where and when do hurricanes form?
Where does the energy come from to power a hurricane?
How does ocean water effect hurricanes?
What kind of air pressure is necessary for hurricanes to form?
What is the Loop Current?

Tornadoes:
1. How would you define a tornado?
2. Where do tornadoes form?

Rainstorms:
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What is a rainstorm?
Why do rainstorms occur?
What kind of fronts bring rainstorms?
When do flashfloods occur?

Thunderstorms:
1. What is a thunderstorm?
2. How does lightning occur?
3. What type of air movements cause thunderstorms?

Barometer:
1. How do you know if air pressure increases or decreases?
2. What happens when air begins to rise over open ocean?
3. What causes high pressure and low pressure?

Air Masses and Fronts:

1. What is the difference between a warm front and a cold front?
2. How do air pressure changes effect the formation of air masses?
3. What differences in air masses make on local and global weather?
4. What are the differences between maritime, continental, polar and tropical air masses?