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Fronts Currents Phenomena Water Tools
Temperatures rise after a passing of this front.
What is a warm front?
This type of front results when a cold front catches up to a warm
front.
What is an occluded front?
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass are in contact but do not move.
What is a stationary front?
Violent storms are mostly associated with this type of front.
What is cold front?
These clouds are an indication of an incoming warm front.
What are cirrus clouds?
Another name for an ocean current.
What is a gyre?
This ocean current makes Maritime winters mild.
What is the Gulf Stream?
This current moves Canadian weather patterns from west to east.
What is the jet stream?
DailyDouble
These winds blow across the Atlantic from Africa to the
Americas.
What are the trade winds?
When cold deep water rises to the surface.
What is upwelling?
Strong cyclic storm originating in the Atlantic.
What is a hurricane?
Colliding air masses cause this cacophonous meteorological event.
What is thunder?
La Niña's brother.
What is El Niño?
During the day in coastal areas sea breezes blow in this direction.
What is from the ocean onto land?
Aurora borealis and aurora australis are caused by this.
What is the Earth’s magnetic field directing cosmic particles?
The amount of water in the air.
What is absolute humidity?
The point at which water leaves the air.
What is the dew point?
Water has the largest known one of these.
What is specific heat capacity?
The point at which ice melts or water freezes.
Who is the point of fusion?
Temperature at which liquid water is most dense.
What is 4 °C?
Rain fall
What is a rain gauge?
Temperature
What is a thermometer?
Atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer?
Daily
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Wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Name of wind speed chart.
What is the Beaufort scale?
