Severe Weather and Storms
What is a drought?
a long period with little to no rainfall
What type of air mass do you see in Florida?
Maritime Tropical
Write an example of precipiation
rain, snow, sleet, hail etc
regulates temperature, allows us to breathe, protects us from meteoroids, protects us from harmful solar radiation
What is a sand dune?
Piled up sand moved by winds
What are the three components of a thunder storm
heavy precipitation, thunder, lightening
What is an occluded front?
when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
Salinity affects ocean water's __________ and ____________
density and freezing point
What are meteoroids? and what layer protects us from them?
meteoroids are huge rocks that come from space. the mesosphere helps protect us from meteoroids
Plateaus are landforms that have
Which severe storm has to come before a tornado forms
thunderstorm
What weather can occur during a stationary front?
rain, snow, fog, and lots of clouds
2 similarites and 2 differences between lakes and ponds
similaries: still bodies of water, part of hydrosphere
differences: depth, and size
Which layer has the highest temperatures?
thermosphere
A mountain is 56 km high and the lowest point is 12 km. what is the relief?
44 km
What are the three components to classify something as an air mass?
same temperature, humidity, and air pressure
salt water freezers at _____ temperatures
colder
Burning fossil fuels increases the amount of ____________ in the atmosphere
carbon dioxide
Deltas form from...
rivers or streams
What are used to control flooding?
dams and levees
Fill in the air masses you would find in the following locations:
New York:
Louisiana:
California:
New York: Maritime Polar
Louisiana: Maritime Tropical
California: Continental Tropical
Name the 6 ocean features
1) seamount
2) trench
3) continental shelf
4) abyssal plain
5) continental slope
6) Mid-ocean ridges
commercial flights fly in the _____________ layer
troposphere
California