Windy City
The movement of air from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas.
What is wind
The force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere; affects weather patterns and wind.
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What is air pressure?
Weather is?
The atmosphere at a given time and place. (Currently)
These are large bodies of air with uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure
What is air mass?
Wind blows due to differences in....
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What is Air pressure?
This can be used to predict the weather.
What are clouds?
Where are the trade winds?
They blow from 0* to 30* latitude in both hemispheres
What are the winds like near the equator?
The equator is warmer so it has low pressure so the winds are weak.
Climate is?
Long term weather patterns (Consistent)
Name 3 out of the 5 air masses
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Maritime Tropical (mT): Maritime Polar (mP):
Continental Tropical (cT): Continental Polar (cP):
Arctic (A):
A layer of gases surrounding our planet, primarily consists of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases.
What is atmostsphere
The Earth's atmospheric circulation is divided into "THREE" cells in each hemisphere know as...
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What is Hadley, Ferral, and Polar Cells
Caused by Earth's rotation, deflects moving air, creating curved wind patterns and different wind directions in each hemisphere.
What is the Coriolis effect
Cloudy, windy, with possible rain or storms occurs with this system. You can find this system near the equator
What is Low Pressure system? (L)
This form over the ocean and brings strong winds and rain.
What is a hurricane?
This front are associated with high levels of wind, cooler temperatures, cloud and precipitation patterns, and rapid weather changes.
What is cold front
This characteristic is common for clouds that bring rain and fair weather
What is color?
On a weather map, blue triangle pointing outward
What is a cold front
What causes the air circulation in Earth's atmosphere?
Energy from the sun
The pressure at the poles are..
High Pressure
Violent rotating columns of air extending from thunderstorms to the ground, capable of causing extensive damage.
What is tornado
Forms when warm air replaces colder air, leading to steady precipitation and gradually warmer temperatures.
What is warm air fronts
This measure relative humidity
What is sling psychrometers
These 4 factors helps to create atmospheric circulation (Wind)
What is the sun's energy, the rotation of the Earth, and the distribution of land and water.
What forms wind?
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When cold air reaches the ground the cold air spreads out horizontally forming wind.
What causes an area of high pressure?
Cool/Cold air
The "H" and the "L" on the weather map....
What is High and Low pressure?
This cold, dry air masses forms over cold land areas. They often result in cold, clear weather.
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Continental Polar (cP)
Any form of water rain, snow, sleet, or hail-that falls from clouds to the ground.
What is Precipitation
Low laying, grayish in color and can block out sunlight
What is stratus clouds?