Weather
Atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.
What is Weather.
Cool air masses have _____ pressure.
What is high.
Electricity discharged within a could, between clouds or between a cloud and the ground.
What is lightning.
The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
What is Climate.
1935 Florida Keys Labor Day hurricane.
What is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the US.
The force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it.
What is Air Pressure.
Warm air masses have _____ pressure.
What is low.
A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground.
What is a tornado.
Locations close to the _______ receive more solar energy per unit of surface area than locations located farther north or south.
What is the Equator.
What year did hurricane Donna happen?
What is 1960.
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is Humidity.
Hot and dry air masses that form over dry, desert land.
What are Continental Tropical air masses.
Tornado that forms over water.
What is a waterspout.
The high specific heat of water causes the climates along ________ to remain more constant than those in the middle of a continent.
What is coastlines.
Name the hurricane that moved across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico in 1992.
What is Andrew.
Winds that blow from the west.
What are Westerlies.
Cold air typically stays to the ______ of a jet stream and warm air remains _____ of the jet stream
What are north and south.
An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h.
What is a Hurricane.
Warm ocean currents make surrounding areas ____ and rainy where cold ocean currents make surrounding areas ____ and drier.
What is warmer and cooler.
People are sometimes encouraged to evacuate to safer area. What does evacuate mean?
What is to leave the area.
A cloud that forms near Earth's surface.
What is Fog.
Air masses can change as they move over the land and ocean, transferring _____ energy from one area to another.
What is thermal.
When areas underlain by limestone and dolomite dissolve due to the presence of aid rainwater.
What is a sinkhole.
Animals adapt to live in climates. Polar bears have ____ fur and a layer of ____ that helps keep them warm in the Arctic.
What is thick and fat.
The water that has blown outward from the center of a hurricane and sweeps onto land as a large wave.
What is Storm Surge.