Air Masses
Global Wind
Atmosphere
Measurement
Hydrologic Cycle
100
Define an Air Mass
Uniform bodies of air.
100
Winds that blow from West to East.
Prevailing Westerlies
100
The layer that protects us from UV rays and where is it.
Ozone layer, in the Stratosphere
100
Instrument used to find the mass of an object. What is the unit of measure?
Triple Beam Balance. grams
100
Name the 3 basic stages of the hydrologic cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
200
An air mass that forms over land closer to the poles.
Continental Polar
200
3 types of Global Winds
Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Trade Winds.
200
What is found in the Thermosphere?
Ionosphere which cause the northern lights.
200
How you find the volume of an irregular object.
Using Graduated Cylinders to find the difference i water level.
200
Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain.
Precipitation
300
An air masses that forms over water.
Maritime
300
When cold air sinks pushing warm air to up causing an area of low pressure.
What is wind
300
Where are the jets stream and what are they?
Stratosphere. Bands of fast moving winds from west to east
300
How do you find Density?
Mass/Volume
300
Water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor
Evaporation
400
An air mass that forms over land near the equator.
Continental Tropical
400
The cause of winds curving.
Earth's Rotation
400
The area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge, the area with calm winds.
Doldrums
400
How do you find the volume of an rectangular prism?
LWH
400
What is happening in the picture?
Evaporation
500
An air mass that is cool and moist and usually brings cloudy, damp weather to the USA
Maritime Polar
500
Winds that blow East to West.
Polar Easterlies and Trade Winds
500
Name the layers of earth's atmosphere in order.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
500
The density of and object with the volume of 5mL and the mass of 25grams
5 g/mL
500
Explain the formation of clouds and what is it called?
Condensation. Invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals.