Pressure Systems
Fronts
Weather
Miscellaneous
Climate
100
High pressure areas are usually associated with which kind of weather?
What are clear skies?
100
This occurs when a warm air mass slowly APPROACHES a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
100
Cold currents near the coastline cause air to be ____________.
What is cooler?
100
Global ocean currents bring _________ from the equator to the poles.
What is warm water?
200
The force of air pushing on an object.
What is air pressure?
200
What type of weather does a cold front bring to an area?
What is rain, thunderstorms and snowstorms?
200
This is the measurement of water vapor stored in the air in relation to how much can be stored.
What is relative humidity?
200
When isobars on a surface weather map are close together, this indicates __________ wind speeds.
What are high winds?
200
Thetwo main factors used to determine a climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
300
As altitude increases, air pressure ___________.
What is decreases?
300
This occurs when a cold front stops as a warm air mass moves over it causing days of clouds and precipitation.
What is a stationary front?
300
As latitude increases, the temperature __________.
What is decreases?
300
Air that is forced upward because off a mountain causes precipitation on the _______________ side of that mountain.
What is windward?
300
These latitudes less solar energy than the high latitudes.
What are higher latitudes?
400
Warm air along the air spirals upward, possibly bringing clouds and rain.
What is a low pressure system?
400
The boundary between two air masses.
What is a front?
400
This area receives the most direct sunlight, causing a region to be warm and humid.
What is the equator or 0 degrees latitude?
400
Air that descending down the leeward side mountain causes the area to have _______________ conditions.
What is dry or desert-like?
400
The definition of climate.
What is climate deals with long term weather conditions.
500
Cold air sinks downward and spirals clockwise.
What is a high pressure system?
500
After a warm front passes, this type of weather will occur.
What is warm weather?
500
This occurs when the relative humidity of an air mass reaches 100% which then causes the humidity to decrease.
What is precipitation?
500
This unique weather event causes the water around in the eastern pacific ocean to increase.
What is El Nino?
500
Name three variables that affect weather. Double the points if you name all six!
What are temperature, precipitation, latitude, humidity, seasons, and elevation?
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