vocab set 5

Front

Severe storm over tropical oceans with strong winds spiraling to a low-pressure center.

Back

hurricane

Front

Air mass for cold, moist conditions

Back

maritime polar

Front

Instruments carried by balloons to measure upper atmosphere conditions

Back

Radiosonde

Front

Air mass for warm, dry air

Back

continental tropical

Front

Destructive rotating air column with high winds, visible as a funnel cloud.

Back

tornado

Front

Instrument measuring wind speed

Back

anemometer

Front

Air mass for cold, dry air

Back

continental polar

Front

System using reflected radio waves to determine velocity and location of objects

Back

radar

Front

Air mass for warm, moist air

Back

maritime tropical

Front

Brief heavy storm with rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder.

Back

thunderstorm