Pressure
Name two types of pressure:
High and low.
Body of air in a specific location is called:
Air mass.
How many types of fronts did we cover? (Name them)
4.
Stationary, Occluded, Warm and Cold.
Wind is caused by differences in _____________.
Air pressure.
Cloud that has a dark base and produces the most extreme precipitation of all cloud types:
Cumulonimbus
Cool air ---> ________.
descends
Mass.
What type of front is when both forces are equal, and may produce steady light rain and/or drizzle?
Stationary
______________ is the transfer of heat from one place to another moving heat through the atmosphere and the oceans.
Convection.
WHat cloud type is layered, and low-level that usually bring a drizzle:
Stratus
Heat --> __________.
Ascends.
Name the 4 types of air masses:
Continental, polar, tropical and maritime.
What type of front produces heavy/continuous precipitation, cold air overtakes warm air...
Jet streams move in what direction?
West to East.
Clouds that appear puffy and are high level...
Cumulus
What type of weather does low pressure produce?
Lousy weather: storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
What type of mass forms over oceans?
Maritime.
Cold front.
The ______________ causes winds to curve in the atmosphere.
Coriolis Effect.
Thin and wispy clouds that indicate a change in weather: ____________.
Cirrus
What type of weather does high pressure produce?
Happy weather. Clear, dry, conditions.
The air pressure is less on the _____ of the mountain; than in valleys.
top
What type of front ends blizzards, snow storms, ice storms, cooler weather?
Cold front..
_____________'s are areas of little wind activity around the equator, because of the amount of solar energy....
Doldrums.
How much water vapor is in the air is called: ___________.
Humidity