Weather Fronts
Weather Maps
Climate
Pressure and Air Masses
Review
100
Where two air masses meet
Weather Front
100
What type of weather is occurring in the north of Utah and the bottom of Idaho
Clear skies!!!
100
The latitude line that goes across the "middle" of the Earth
Equator
100
This type of pressure has stormy or bad weather
Low pressure
100
The three main states of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
200
Occluded Front
200
Weather in the USA moves from ______ to _______.
West to East
200
The main reason we have climate on Earth
The uneven heating of the Earth
200
This type of pressure has calm weather and typically clear skies
High Pressure
200
Water molecules slow down and turn back into a liquid
Condensation
300
Describe what happens when a cold front comes in and describe the weather
The hot air gets shot into the sky and you get rainy or cloudy weather
300
What weather front is off in the Atlantic ocean
Cold
300
We (in Utah) live in this climate zone
Temperate zone
300
a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Air Mass
300
What is the main reason we have seasons on earth?
The tilt of the Earth
400
Warm front
400
The scientific name of someone who studies the weather
Meteorologist
400
Why do we have the ocean currents?
Uneven heating of water causes hot water to go up and cold water to sink. Salty water mixes with less salty water and that also causes water movement.
400
The main reason we have air pressure on earth
the atmosphere
400
An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an exterior force
Inertia
500
Name all 4 types of fronts
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
500
What are the two main reasons for the movement of weather around the globe?
Uneven heating and the Coriolis effect. (spinning of the earth)
500
Name all 5 lines of latitude that seperate climate zones
Arctic
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Antarctic
500
The name of air masses that form over water and the name of air masses that form over land
Maritime
Continental
500
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto