Atmosphere Composition/Characteristics
These are the two primary components (gases) in the atmosphere:
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Wind blows horizontally from:
High to low pressure
The lines indicating barometric pressure on a weather map are called:
Isobars
The largest/tallest cloud type is called:
Cumulonimbus
Solid to liquid:
Melting
What country is also a continent?
Australia?
This Disney movie features the famous song, "Colors of the Wind":
Pocahontas
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer:
Stratosphere
With strong winds in an area, how would you expect isobar lines to look?
They will be placed closely together
A line with semi circles and triangles on the same side indicates a(n):
Occluded front
Clouds form when this criteria is met:
Dew point/condensation level is reached
Liquid to gas:
Evaporation
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
This Disney movie features a song titled "Surface Pressure":
Encanto
What is the formula for relative humidity?
actual water vapor in the air/max amount of water vapor the air can hold
The primary source of energy for winds is:
Solar radiation
An anti-cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere spins in this direction:
Clockwise
What provides the energy for storms within a cloud?
Latent heat of condensation/deposition
Gas to liquid:
Condensation
What river forms part of the border between Mexico and the U.S.?
The Rio Grande
In the musical, "Annie", what is the famous first line of the hit song "Tomorrow"?
"The sun'll come out, tomorrow!"
70%
During orographic air lifting, this side of the mountain would experience a rain shadow desert:
Leeward
On June 21/22, this location would have the most intense solar radiation.
Tropic of Cancer
What are the names of the 2 preciptation formation processes?
Bergeron and Collision-Coalescence
gas to solid:
Deposition
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is:
Sicily
This rock band released a song called "Under Pressure", featuring artist David Bowie.
Queen
This greenhouse gas is famously known for being emitted by cattle:
Methane
The lifting process that most commonly happens on the U.S. west coast is:
The lifting process that most commonly happens on the U.S. east coast is:
Orographic; convergence or frontal wedging
The Bergeron process of precipitation occurs primarily at this pressure zone:
Subpolar Low/Polar Front
Warm cloud processes happen at this pressure zone:
Equatorial Low
Solid to gas:
Sublimation
This country is made of 7,000 islands:
The Philippines
This funky disco band made major hits like "September" and "Boogie Wonderland"
Earth, Wind, and Fire
What characteristic did scientists use to divide Earth's atmospheric layers?
Changes in air temperature
Pressure zones have ______________ pressure gradient, while differences in gradients in wind belts cause air parcels to move in ____________________.
low/no; convection currents/cells
What are the 5 steps (in order) of storm formation for a parcel of air?
Lifting, Cooling, Reaching Dew Point, Condensation, Precipitiation
What are the 3 primary ingredients needed for condensation to occur?
Water, Energy, Condensation nuclei
Why does a cold water bottle "sweat" on a hot summer day?
The water bottle cools the temperature of the air around it to the dew point, which causes condensation to occur.
The Cliffs of Moher are a famous geographical landmark in which country?
Ireland
This R&B/Soul artist is known for hits like "At Last" and "Stormy Weather"
Etta James