Pressure
Wind
Special Winds
El Nino and Jet Stream
Anything Goes
100
Can be thought of as the weight of air on the surface
What is air pressure
100
The instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer
100
Wind circulation systems that reverse with season
What is a Monsoon
100
The jet stream is found at the boundary between the troposphere and this layer.
What is stratosphere
100
This is the pressure center and hemisphere if winds flow Counterclockwise Into the center
What is low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere
200
The instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer
200
The force that generates the wind, and determines its strength
What is the pressure gradient force
200
Dry, warm winds that move down a mountain slope
What are Chinook, Foehn, or Santa Ana winds
200
Planes can fly faster going this direction across the country due to the jet stream
What is east
200
Increasing moisture, increasing elevation, and increasing temperature will all do this to air pressure.
What is cause it to decrease.
300
The pressure associated with rising air currents, cloudy weather, and rain.
What is low pressure
300
Large scale winds do not flow straight, but rather in a curved path. This is the reason for that curving pattern.
What is Coriolis Force or Earth's rotation
300
A problem with country breezes is that they bring this into the heart of the city.
What is pollution
300
When cooler, nutrient rich waters rise to the surface due to the removal of surface water by the prevailing winds
What is upwelling
300
Virginia is found in this wind belt.
What is the prevailing westerlies
400
Lines on a map that connect pressure
What is an isobar
400
This affects winds along the surface of Earth, but not winds aloft.
What is friction.
400
When cool air moves up the mountain slope, we call it this.
What is a valley breeze
400
During an El Nino year, water temperatures in the Eastern Pacific will do this as upwelling is cut off.
What is rise
400
It is important to be able to predict El Nino events, because the changes in weather affect these two categories of public interest.
What is human health, and economy.
500
A low pressure center is known as this
What is a cyclone
500
The uneven pressure that causes wind, is caused by the differences in this across Earth's surface.
What is heat capacity or heating rates
500
This type of breeze is seen during the day along the coast.
What is a sea breeze
500
These are the two directions that are most associated with the jet stream in North America
What is NW and SW
500
The prevailing winds that blow from the horse latitudes to the doldrums.
What are the trade winds
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