Air Pressure
What direction does air pressure push?
ALL Directions
Where does the energy to drive the water cycle come from?
The sun
What does the Coriolis Effect cause? Why?
Wind and ocean currents to curve (not travel in straight paths) because of the rotation of the Earth.
What type of air is associated with a marine tropical air mass?
warm and wet
What part of the Earth acts like the glass in the walls and roof of a greenhouse?
Earth's Atmosphere
NEGATIVE POINTS
Why is air pressure LOWER at higher altitudes?
The column of air is shorter.
Less air is above at higher altitudes.
What part of the water cycle involves cooling?
condensation
What happens to ocean water when it moves into a barrier like a landmass?
The water is deflected and moves around the barrier or landmass.
What type of air is associated with continental polar air masses?
cold and dry
Name 3 different fossil fuels.
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
What happens to air at a low pressure area on the surface of the Earth?
Warm air rises, water vapor condenses, forms clouds and precipitation
Low Pressure = Lousey Weather
NEGATIVE POINTS
Which process involves liquid water turning into water vapor gas?
evaporation
What direction does the Coriolis Effect turn wind and ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
NEGATIVE POINTS
What front forms when a WARM air mass RISES over the cold air mass causing the warm air to condense to form clouds and produce light precipitation?
Warm Front
Name 2 reasons why fossil fuels are bad for life on Earth.
Burning fossil fuels increases CO2 and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which increases the global average temperature.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable. Humans are burning fossil fuels at a faster pace than they can be made. Someday we may run out of fossil fuels to produce energy.
What is air that moves from high pressure to low pressure?
Wind
NEGATIVE POINTS
What is the process of gravity pulling water back down to Earth?
precipitation
What are surface ocean currents called?
gyres
What front forms when a COLD air mass moves into a WARM air mass causing the WARM air to RISES over the cold air, condenses into clouds and produce heavy precipitation?
Cold Front
What happens to the average global temperature as carbon dioxide levels increase by burning fossil fuels?
Average Global Temperature increases.
Draw a land breeze.
Include: land, water, high pressure area, low pressure area, cold air, warm air, arrows to show air rising, arrows to show air sinking, arrows to show wind, time of day
^ ----------> |
warm air rises | Sun |
| | cold air sinks
Low pressure | | high pressure
water | <-WIND---- V Land
WWWWWWW ____________
What are clouds made of?
tiny droplets of water and dust
NEGATIVE POINTS
What causes gyres to move in a circular pattern?
Global Winds
Draw a cold front and use an arrow to show the direction the cold front would move.
_____________________ Cold Front
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
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V
NEGATIVE POINTS
Name 3 different effects of Climate Change on humans, plants or animals.
More frequent and bigger fires
Coastal flooding and sea level rise
Melting ice caps and loss of sea ice
More frequent and stronger storms
More frequent severe droughts
More heat waves