Air Pressure
When the air pressure begins dropping what weather will most likely be observed?
What is cloudy skies and possible storms
What is a wind called that moves from the land to the sea overnight?
What is a land breeze
What weather condition is most likely affected by rainfall during the summer season in NC?
What is humidity?
Temperature patterns in areas along the equator could be best described as this.
What is warm all year long?
What is cumulonimbus?
How is wind formed?
What is the unequal heating of the land causes air to flow from higher pressure to lower pressure.
What seasons have the most tornadoes occurring over the land?
What is the spring and the summer.
How would La Nina affect weather during the summer in NC?
What is decrease rainfall? (Cool Dry Girl)
The area between the equator and the poles is called the mid-latitudes. What type of typical weather do we have in this area?
What is varies from hot in the summer to cold in the winter?
Why is it important to know the different types of clouds?
What is the type of weather that will happen soon?
What is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?
What is low air pressure?
When the wind speed changes what else most likely changes?
What is air pressure?
While playing at the beach you feel a nice breeze. Which type of wind would you feel?
What is a sea breeze?
What best describes a storm that forms over warm sections of the ocean?
What is a hurricane?
Mark looks at the clouds as he is leaving his house for the day. He decides that he does not need to take his umbrella. What clouds does he most likely see?
What is cirrus?
What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas?
What is wet and stormy.
What two factors are needed to measure wind?
What is direction and speed?
How does the Gulf Stream affect weather conditions along the eastern coast of NC?
What is causes the temperature to increase?
How does the Jet Stream affect weather conditions around the world?
What is pushing weather systems around the world?
What moves clouds around the atmosphere?
What is wind?
A scientist is using a barometer to collect data over time. What type of data is he collecting?
What is changes in air pressure levels.
Why is wind movement predictable?
What is Air moves from high to low pressure.
What causes NC to experience an increase in winter precipitation?
What is El Nino?
Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?
What is warm water no longer feeds them?
If the temperature is 30*F, what type of precipitation most likely will occur?
What is snow.