Climate Factors
Air Masses and Fronts
Air Pressure and Isolines
Clouds and Water Cycle
Extreme Weather
100
At what degree of latitude typically has the coldest temperatures?
90 degrees N or S
100
What type of front is this?
Stationary
100
What type of weather is associated with LOW air pressure
Lousy, bad, rainy, stormy
100
What process directly forms clouds?
condensation
100
What type of extreme weather is displayed in this image?
Blizzard
200
What happens to air temperature as altitude increases?
air temperature decreases
200
How do we name an airmass?
Based on the characteristics of where it formed.
200
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
200
What does saturated mean?
Full of water
200
Where do most Tornados usually occur in the USA?
Tornado Alley (Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma)
300
A climograph displays which 2 weather characteristics?
Precipitation and Temperature
300
What type of weather usually occurs at a front?
Precipitation
300
In which direction would wind be moving on this map?
South or South East
300
Which process is occurring at D?
Transpiration
300
What is the name of the scale we use to classify Hurricanes?
Saffir-Simpson Scale
400
Which side of a mountain would have a very dry climate and little vegetation (plants)
Leeward
400
What type of airmass would form above the Gulf of Mexico?
mT or Maritime Tropical
400
What type of isolines are shown in the map AND what do they tell us?
Isotherms - points of equal temperature
400
What is the main energy source of the water cycle?
The sun
400
What is the most common storm in New York?
Thunderstorm
500
Why do centrally located states such as Kansas and Colorado have larger annual temperature ranges compared to states located near a shore line such as New York and California?
Water regulates temperature due to its high specific heat.
500
In which direction would this warm front be moving?
North East
500
Where on this map would wind speed be the greatest?
Near Kansas (to the north west of the Low pressure)
500
What is one example of how groundwater becomes polluted?
Infiltration from
Landfills
Septic Tanks
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Factories
500
In order for hurricanes to form they need ___________ air pressure,
_____________temperatures and _____________ air.
LOW
HIGH
HUMID