Elements of Weather
It causes low visibility
Why is fog dangerous?
A collection of small water/ice droplets/particles suspended in the air
What is a cloud?
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
A device used to measure wind speed
What is an Anemometer?
Ground fog/Radiation fog, sea fog, & Steam fog
What are 3 types of fog?
Surface air moves away from the center of a ______________.
What is a high-pressure system?
Because it helps you make decisions about the day.
Why is it important to know the weather?
They are needed so that the water vapor can condense around them to form a cloud. They are small particles like salt, soil, dust, or smoke
Why are Cloud Condensation Nuclei needed to form a cloud and what are they?
______________ have temp. and humidity equal throughout it.
What are air masses?
They talk about the weather by describing factors - Temperature, humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind direction & speed & visibility.
How do people talk about the weather (using what.....)?
Clouds are formed when water vapor cools to its dew point and condenses. The two ways that clouds can be formed is because of Frontal or Orographic lifting.
How are clouds formed and what are the 2 ways they can be formed?
What would most likely happen if a continental polar air mass clashed with a continental tropical air mass? ( What type of clouds will form and what type of weather? )
Cumulus clouds will form and a big thunderstorm will occur.