Climate and Weather
What is Air Pressure?
What Causes Rain?
How Does Wind Change Weather?
Bonus
100
The temperature on top of a mountain is cooler because the thinner air has fewer ____________ to absorb heat.
What is molecules
100

More air = 

more pressure 

100

The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount that will saturate the air is measured by_____ humidity

What is relative?

100

Cooler air is created by _____ pressure

What is high?

100

Name one of the Assistance Principals.

Mr. G, Ms. Crumpton, Ms. Ritchie, Ms. Ward

200
Climate varies by ________ and by altitude
What is latitude
200

The force caused by the weight of the air_____is called air pressure

What is above

200
When humid air _________, its air pressure and temperature fall
What is rises?
200
Air currents pushed to the west or east by Earth's rotation are called _______winds.
What is trade?
200
List seasons in order

What winter, spring, summer, fall

300
Areas closer to the equator receive more of ________ radiation and are therefore warmer
What is "the sun's?"
300

Differences in air pressure around the world exist due to differnces in the amount of ________ radiation

What is solar

300

When droplets formed by ________become too large and heavy to stay in the air, they fall to Earth as precipitation

What is Condensation?

300
The ______________causes winds to change direction as a result of the rotation of Earth.
What is Coriolis Effect
300

Name one of the counselor

Ms. Peat, Ms. Freeman, Ms. Rupe, Ms. Ekpo

400
Some of the factors that make up our weather include temperature, air pressure and __________
What is humidity?
400

A ________system often brings cloudy weather and thunderstorms

What is Low-pressure

400
If the weather forecast says it will rain, there is most likely a ____front coming in.
What is Cold?
400
Low-pressure systems called _______ often bring thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other stormy weather.
What are cyclones?
400

An ______________ is a large chunk of air over one place

Air mass

500
Differences in air pressure and temperature cause
What are Winds, storms, and other weather patterns caused by?
500

A cool, __________ system typically brings clear skies and pleasant weather

What is high-pressure

500

The temperature at which condensation occurs

What is dew point?

500
A(n) _______is an area of high-pressure that usually brings fair weather.
What is anticyclone
500

What is the school principals' name?

Dr. Blackwell

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