Local Winds
Global Winds
Air pressure
Air Masses & Fronts
Weather Anomalies
100
Moving air in a small area close to earth such as a city
What are local winds?
100
Winds that travel long distances high in the atmosphere at very fast speeds
What are global winds?
100
the force of air pushing in all directions in the atmosphere
What is air pressure?
100
a large unit of air with mostly uniform temperature, pressure, and humidity
What is an air mass?
100
A large storm fed by warm ocean water with a low pressure eye
What is a hurricane?
200
This heats up and cools down much quicker than water creating a pressure difference.
What is land?
200
A global wind that sailors used long ago to sail their ships to the Americas
What are trade winds?
200
Warm air is less dense and rises in the atmosphere cause this pressure
What is low pressure?
200
the leading edge of an air mass where turbulent weather can occur
What is a front?
200
A warm ocean current that flows up the eastern coast of the US moderating weather in coastal communities
What is the Gulf Stream?
300
Wind that blows from the ocean toward the land
What is a sea breeze?
300
The global wind that most affects weather in the United States
What are prevailing westerlies?
300
The tool used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
This symbol shows the leading edge of this front
What is a warm front?
300
The main cause of destrction and death from a hurricane
What is storm surge?
400
How land/sea breezes affect temperature along coastal areas
What is moderate?
400
The global wind that aids in airplanes traveling from the west to get to eastern areas much more easily than in reverse
What is the jet stream?
400
High pressure is characterized by this type of air
What is cold, dense air?
400
A cold front is characterized by this type of weather and clouds
What are thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds?
400
The fujita scale ranks these twisters on a scale from F0-F5.
What is a tornado?
500
Local winds found in higher altitudes that have alternating day/night patterns
What are mountain/valley breezes?
500
the area of calm around the equator that has very little wind
What are the doldrums?
500
Air pressure is the main element of weather used by meteorologists to do this
What is predict weather?
500
When a cold air mass is stalled at a warm air mass and neither is moving, this type of front can bring precipitation for as long as the masses are stalled.
What is a stationary front?
500
The Spanish term for a warm water current in the Pacific that can cause cooler, wetter winters in the southeastern US
What is El Nino?