The process in which water changes from a liquid to gas is called
evaporation.
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The liquid in a thermometer moves up the glass tube when the air temperature
increases
100
What is an air mass?
An air mass is a large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture throughout.
100
A person who makes weather predictions based on data on atmospheric
conditions is a(n)
meteorologist
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What type of precipitation forms when water vapor becomes so cold it immediately changes to a solid.
Snow
200
If I were to tell you that y anemometer has been very active this week, what would you know about this week's weather?
The weather including some type of wind.
200
A maritime tropical air mass contains
A. warm, wet air.
B. cold, moist air.
C. warm, dry air.
D. cold, dry air.
warm wet air
200
When would air most likely to have 100% humidity?
A. summer
B winter
why?
summer, because hot air can hold more water vapor.
300
What is humidity? What does 100% humidity mean?
The amount of water vapor in the air. 100% humidity indicates that the air is saturated with water vapor.
300
If my barometer at home seems to be increasing from the time I get up into the afternoon, what types of weather should I expect?
You should expect fair, dry, cooler weather.
300
What is an air mass with the symbol mT like?
wet and hot
300
If a meteorologist told you that New Mexico was located near a continental tropical air mass what could you assume about that area's climate and how do you know this?
It probably has a dry and hot climate because the air mass closest to it forms over land and comes from the equator.
400
How does the water cycle play a major role in our weather?
The water cycle plays an important part in humidity of our air, whether or not we have precipitation, and the temperature of our climates.
400
How does a barometer work?
A barometer indicates how much air pressure the surrounding area has. If it has high air pressure the barometer will increase. If it has low air pressure the barometer will decrease. if it has stable weather no change will occur.
400
Where does an air mass bringing very cold winter weather to the northern United States come from?
a. North Pacific Ocean
b. southwestern United States
c. Gulf of Mexico
d. Canada
Canada
400
What is the freezing point for Fahrenheit and what is the freezing point for Celsius?
32 degrees F
0 degrees C
500
Is the water that we drink now as old as the dinosaurs? Explain your answer.
Yes. Water continually cycles between the atmosphere and our Earth. It never disappears but changes forms.
500
Using the formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius,
C = 5/9 x (F-32)
Calculate what degree celsius is equal to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
C= 5/9 x (90-32)
C = 5/9 x 58
C = 32 degrees Farenheit
500
What are the characteristics of an air mass that forms over the Gulf of Mexico?
The air mass would be moist due to forming over water and warm due to coming from the Tropics.
500
Why would lower pressure air moving in cause stormy, rainy weather?
The low pressure air is warmer and can hold more water vapor ( it's more humid) and so it brings potential precipitation with it.