The Atmosphere and Weather
A wind that blows from the sea toward land.
What is a sea breeze?
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
What is condensation?
What is high pressure?
Dark spots that appear temporarily on the surface of the sun.
What are sunspots?
Forms when cold, dry air mixes with warm, moist air.
What is a tornado?
A circular pattern of rising air, sinking air, and winds.
What is a convection cell?
Low clouds that extend for miles and indicate long-lasting precipitation.
What are stratus clouds?
What is a warm front?
The average weather patterns for a region.
What is climate?
An air mass that often brings a brief, heavy storm.
What is a cold front?
The layer of gases where most weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
At a certain temperature, the air can hold a maximum of 10 grams of water vapor. However, the air is actually holding 2 grams of water vapor. What is the relative humidity?
What is 20% relative humidity?
This is the expected to form when a cold front overtakes a warm front.
What is an occluded front?
Forms on the leeward side of a mountain during a storm.
What is a rain shadow?
Climate factor where the farther north or south you are, the less sunlight you receive.
What is latitude?
Causes winds in the Southern Hemisphere to move counterclockwise.
What is the Coriolis effect?
On a Doppler radar, meteorologists see this when predicting a tornado is about to form.
What is strong rotation.
Climate type where the land cools and heats quickly and causes distinct seasons.
What is a continental climate?
The process by which water molecules leave a puddle and enter the atmosphere.
What is evaporation?
If the Earth rotated faster, this would have a bigger effect.
Between 5-20 degrees North and South of the equator, the Coriolis effect causes what?
What are strong winds and rotation?
This is the expected weather when a cold front moves in.
What is strong, stormy weather?
A weather pattern of warm summers and mild winters (Hint: climate type)
What is a maritime climate?
What is the fuel of a hurricane?
What is warm water and moist air?