The Atmosphere around You
This is the force of the column of air that presses down on us due to gravity
Air pressure
Name a stage in the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration or Respiration
This is the boundary between two air masses
What is a front?
This type of scientist studies and predicts the weather
Who is a meterologist?
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere involving sudden changes in air pressure causing rapid air movements and usually precipiation
What is a storm?
This element makes up the majority of the chemical composition of air in Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
Name two other types of precipitation than rain
Acceptable answers: mist, drizzle, hail, sleet, snow
This front is where warm air is trapped between two cold masses and precipitation forms afterwards
What is an occluded front?
Name two atmospheric properties that we can identify to predict the weather
Temperature, air pressure, precipitation, humidity, dew point, wind speed
A dome of water that sweeps across the coast while a hurricane travels
What is storm surge?
Name one method of heat transfer
Radiation, Conduction, or Convection
The two sources of energy that drive the water cycle
Sun and Gravity
This is the phrase you would use to describe an air mass that forms over land near the equator
What is a continental tropical air mass?
What is one tool meteorologists use to predict the weather?
Weather balloons, computer modeling, weather stations, weather satellites
What is one condition necessary for a tornado to occur?
1. A cool, dry air mass collides with a warm, moist air mass
2. The ground heating up due to the absorption of sunlight
lower
The temperature at which condensation begins
Dew Point
Name a type of severe weather associated with a drop in air pressure.
thunderstorms, strong winds, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes
If a weather map has a purple line alternating of triangles and semi-circles on the same side, what front is it showing us?
What is an occluded front?
What causes the electrical charges of a thunderstorm?
The friction of when the air mass collide with one another
If lots of ash and dust was suspended in the air, it would prevent this from reaching Earth's surface
Sunlight
This is one condition that can trigger condensation to form
A drop in temperature
If there is an area of high pressure over Jersey City, what weather should we predict?
Clear skies and cool weather, with low humidity
When looking at a map, these show incremental changes in barometric pressure
Isobars
A weather forecast might issue one of these if the conditions exist for a certain kind of severe weather to form.
What is a severe weather watch?