vocabulary
_______________is the study of weather
meteorology
Another name for water cycle, constant flow
of water in our atmosphere is called the
________ ___________
hydrologic cycle
Regular predictable movement of ocean
water due to gravity of the moon and at
times, sun are called _____________.
tides
___________________ is the day to day state
of the atmosphere. This may include rain,
snow, temperature, air pressure.
weather
Where boundaries of warm air mass and
cold air mass meet is called a _________.
front
Explain the difference between weather and
climate. Use complete sentences
Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere in a particular area. This may change quickly and include rain, snow and other forms of precipitation. Climate is weather conditions and patterns, in a certain area, over a long period of time.
The weather conditions and patterns in a
certain area, over a long period of time is
called _________________.
climate
The ___________ ____________ is an effect
that causes tornadoes and hurricanes to spin
the same direction based on their
hemisphere.
Coriolis effect
What are the three steps in the Hydrologic cycle and what happens at each step
Step 1: Evaporation: water, warmed by the sun, rises into atmosphere as water vapor
Step 2: Condensation: warmed water vapor cools in the upper atmosphere and forms droplets of water, combining to form clouds.
Step 3: Precipitation: When moisture can no longer be held, it falls from clouds as snow, sleet, rain or hail.
Moisture falling from the atmosphere as
snow, sleet, rain or hail is called
____________.
precipitation
El Nino Southern Oscillation is also known as
____________ for short. This is a weather
pattern that occurs on a cyclical basis and
disrupts weather patterns bringing rain and
dryness in some areas on North and South
America.
ENSO
Explain why you see lightning before you hear thunder. Be sure you use the mathematical explanation (you do not have to memorize the numbers but know which travels faster sound or light, bonus if you memorize numbers ).
If someone has numbers memorized for this game +100 points added to this
Lightning and Thunder occur at the same time, but do not arrive at the same time to our eyes and ears. Mathematically speaking, the speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound. Because light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning and our ears hear a delayed response of thunder afterwards even though they occur at the same time. Bonus: The speed of sound is 340m/sec. The speed of light is 299,792,258 m/sec.
1.A force exerted onto a surface by the weight
of air molecules is called _______ _________
2.Areas just 5 degrees north and 5 degrees
south of the equator where winds are fickle
and almost non existent are called the
________________.
air presssure, doldrums
1.The earth holding in warm air from the sun so
life may exist is called the
_________ ______________.
2. Circular surface current in ocean are called
_____________.
1. greenhouse effect
2.gyres
on the stages of the atmosphere, tell us the order starting at the stage closest to earth and ending with the last. Include all the pauses.
Troposphere, tropopause, , stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, thermospshere, thermopause, exosphere