Clouds
Low gray overcast flat cloud
Stratus
Cold
storms first then cooler clearer weather, occurs when a cold air mass catches and pushes up a warmer air mass
El Nino
Warm ocean water in Pacific, cooler wetter winters in NC, fewer hurricanes
High pressure
HAPPY Weather, fair = sunny, drier, cooler than surrounding air. SInking air molecules
Hurricanes
Form over warm ocean water and move over Atlantic OCean beginning off of the coast of Africa
Cirrus
Thin wispy ice crystal fair weather
Warm
Rain drizzle warmer temperatures
Cooler water in Pacific, warmer drier NC winter
Low pressure
LOSER weather, rainy, stormy, cloudy weather, rising air molecules
Barometer
air pressure
Cumulonimbus
Storm clouds
Stationary
2 air masses sitting side by side bring lasting precipitation
Gulf Stream
Warm ocean current from Gulf of Mexico up East Coast, makes areas near warmer/milder
Prevailing westerlies
Move weather systems W to E over US
Anemometer
wind speed
Cumulus
White Puffy Cloud fair weather
Occluded
3 air masses causes unsettled or stormy weather. Occurs when a large cold air mass pushes up a smaller cold air mass and warm air mass.
Jet Stream
Fast moving air current, created by temp differences, if it dip south it makes NC cold
Sea Breeze/Land Breeze
Sea breeze, day, breeze moves from Sea to land due to cooler ocean water. Land breeze occurs at night due to warmer ocean temps.
Thermometer
air temperature
Fog
Stratus clouds on the ground
Describe each symbol Cold, Warm, Occluded, Stationary
Blue triangles, red 1/2 circles, red and blue triangles and circles, purple triangles and circles.
Seasons and climate zones
Caused by Tilt of the Earth, Northern Hemisphere has summer in June, July, August Southern has it in Dec., Jan, Feb.
What causes winds
Uneven heating = temperature differences = pressure differences = convection = winds
Wind Vane
Wind direction