Storms and Tornadoes
What nickname is given to the broad area of relatively high tornado occurrence in the Central US?
Tornado Alley
What is Science
Is a way of learning about the natural world
This is where 2 plates slip past each other moving in opposite direction?
Transform boundary
What device measures wind speed?
Anemometer
How many main layers are in Earth's atmosphere
4
The scale scientists use to measure tornado intensity?
Fujita scale
What is the prefix that means over?
Epi
The plates move about how much in a year?
1-24 centimeters per year
Most differences in air pressure are caused by unequal ______________ in earth's surface
Heating
Trop means ______________
Turning or changing
What is a tornado watch and a tornado warning?
A tornado watch it could happen(no funnel) a tornado warnings is that someone sees the funnel forming
What forces build up earth's surface?
Constructive
Divergent boundaries create this type of valley?
Rift vallies
Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the _________ effect
Coriolis
What layer contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
When are tornados likely to occur?
5:00 P.M
What prefix means ancient?
Paleo
About how many years ago did pangaea begin to break apart?
225 million years ago
True or False. Doldrums blow toward the equator.
True
Name the 4 main layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Which way does a cyclone spin and which way does an anticyclone spin?
A cyclone spins counter clockwise and an anticyclones spins clockwise
What suffix means Science/Theory/Study?
-logy
How many plates cover the entire surface of the planet?
14
The temperature outside is 20˚ Fahrenheit but with wind speed of 30 mph the ___________ _________
factor makes it feel like 1˚ Fahrenheit
Wind Chill
Name the two sub-layers of the Thermosphere