Climate & Meteorology
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is long-term patterns.
What causes wind to form?
Differences in air pressure.
What are the three main types of storms covered in this unit?
Hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.
What is the process called when liquid water changes into water vapor?
Evaporation
Whats my favorite drink?
Arizona/Juice
What is the greenhouse effect?
The process in which greenhouse gases trap heat in Earth's atmosphere, warming the planet.
What are jet streams?
Narrow bands of fast moving air high in the atmosphere.
Why do hurricanes weaken when they move over land?
They lose their supply of warm ocean water and moisture that fuels the storm.
What happens when water vapor cools and changes into liquid droplets?
Condensation
What is my dream job if money wasn't a factor?
A teacher duh
What is the difference between a maritime and continental air mass?
Maritime air masses are humid, while continental air masses are dry.
Maritime air masses form over large oceans, and seas.
Continental air masses form over large landmasses (continents)
What is the name of the force that causes moving air to curve because of Earth's rotation?
Coriolis effect
What is the difference between a Category 1 and a Category 5 hurricane?
Category 1 has much lower wind speeds, while Category 5 has extremely destructive winds of 157 mph or higher.
What is precipitation, and what are three examples?
Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What state was Mr.Lozano born in?
New Mexico
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, and why is it important?
Stratosphere. It absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
Why do winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere?
Earth's rotation causes the Coriolis effect.
What conditions help hurricanes form and become stronger?
Warm ocean water, warm moist air, high humidity, and low wind shear (weak winds that do not disrupt the storm).
What is the difference between infiltration and runoff?
Infiltration is water soaking into the ground. Runoff is water flowing across Earth's surface.
What is my favorite type of mineral, or flower or animal
Amethyst, Lilies, Ducks
Why would a farmer use climate data when deciding what crops to grow?
To understand long-term temperature and precipitation patterns and determine which crops are best suited to the area.
Why are we going to receive a more wetter/colder winter this year? What is responsible for that?
El NINO!
What two conditions are needed for an intense thunderstorm to develop?
Moisture and unstable air.
A forest is replaced with pavement and parking lots. How could this affect the water cycle and increase flooding?
Less water infiltrates into the soil, causing more surface runoff and increasing the risk of flooding.
What club was I in at UNR?
Folklorico