WEATHER EXAM REVIEW
Vocabulary:
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Alto - (what this word means as a prefix)
Nimbo - /nimbus (what this word means
as a prefix)
Cirro- (what this word means as a prefix)
Cumulo- (what this word means as a
prefix)
Relative humidity
Condensation
Meteorology
Ozone (how many oxygen atoms & which
layer it is in)
Humidity
Saturated
Front
Fog
Thunder
Eye of a tornado
Tornado watch
Tornado warning
CLOUDS: (descriptions for matching)
1. Cirrus
2. Stratus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Cumulus
5. Cirrostratus
6. Nimbostratus
7. Cirrocumulus
Recognize for multiple choice and true/false:
1. Weather associated with a cold front vs. warm front
2. How winds form (what a pressure gradient is and air moves from ___ to ___
pressure)
3. Where air pressure is greatest ____________________
4. The 2 main gases in the atmosphere AND their relative amounts.
5. Which gas is present in the atmosphere but its amount varies by location &
season?____
6. The differences between hurricanes & tornadoes –(wind speeds, where formed
and when)
7. Wind speed at which a snow storm becomes a blizzard.
8. Wind speed at which a tropical storm becomes a hurricane.
9. Why a hurricane loses power over land.
10. The rating scales for tornadoes is called _________________ & least = ______
& most = _____
11. The rating scale for tornadoes is called________.
12. What three things cause a hurricane to develop?
13. How temperature is related to the amount of water vapor in the air: colder air
= _______water vapor
14. The formula for relative humidity.
15. Another name for a hurricane is a(n) ______________, which occurs in the
______________ rather than the ____________ ocean.
16. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Fort Collins was ___.
17. The driest place on Earth is __________ (or ______________).
Know for fill in the blank or short answer:
1. Know where the charge comes from in thunder clouds and how this creates
lightning
2. Know what causes thunder (Explain, more than lightning!)
2. Know and be able to label the following from the layers of the atmosphere
chart from the worksheet:
 Where the 4 layers are on the chart (thermosphere, mesosphere,
stratosphere & troposphere)
 What layer weather occurs in
 What layer do airplanes fly