Air
The thing that surrounds the planet
Atmosphere
The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
Name 3 different types of perception.
Rain, hail, and snow
A body of air with a retained temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Air Mass
What is a weather map?
To predict or estimate a future event
Forecast
Global Winds
What is it called when there are multiple days that have similar weather?
Weather Pattern
What group do hills, oceans, mountains, and plateaus go in?
Landforms
The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warmer air mass.
Cold Front
What are some signs of a lightning storm?
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences
The border between an advancing warm air mass and a retreating colder air mass.
Warm Front
What are some signs of a hurricane?
Heavy Rainfall
Rain begins falling around 18 hours ahead of the storm. It worsens as the hurricane gets closer to land. This can lead to flooding.
Ocean Swells
About three days before the hurricane hits, ocean swells will rise to size feet, with waves hitting the shore every nin seconds. The waves will grow as the storm approaches.
Increased Wind Speed
The wind speed will start around 11 mph and can increase to more than 100mph. This can lead to dangerous flying debris.
What is probabilistically?
Based on a probability