Weather Basics
What are the four factors that interact to cause weather?
Heat Energy, Air Pressure, Wind, and Moisture
What instrument measures heat energy?
Thermometer
What is the instrument used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
Winds are named based on the direction they are:
a) Coming from
b) Moving towards
coming from
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather = daily conditions of Earth's atmosphere
Climate = long term conditions for a given area
The constant circulating motion of magma under the Earth’s surface is an example of:
Convection
True or False: If you are having cloudy and rainy weather, you are likely experiencing a high pressure system.
False. High pressure systems produce fair weather and few clouds.
The tool used to measure relative humidity is:
A sling psychrometer
where does almost all of earths energy come from
the sun
True or false: Air pressure is lower on the top of a mountain than at the bottom.
True. Elevation is one of the three factors that influence air pressure
The clouds that are big and fluffy like cotton are:
cumulus
A pot heating up on a stove is what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
What type of map illustrates the air pressure in certain locations?
isobaric map
What are smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky?
Stratus Clouds
Heat is spread through the atmosphere in 3 ways:
conduction, convention, radiation
What three factors affect air pressure
temperature, water vapor, elevation
Wind moves from areas of ______ to ______ pressure
High to Low