Atmospheric Conditions
What describes the amount of heat?
temperature
What measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen?
rain gauge
What happens to temperature as you increase in latitude?
gets colder (lower)
What factor is the main cause of climate?
latitude
Which type of severe weather produces static electricity?
thunderstorms
What describes the percentage of water vapor in the air?
relative humidity
What measures wind speed?
anemometer
What happens to temperature as elevation (altitude) increases?
gets colder (lower)
What are the 3 major climates?
tropical, temperate, polar
Which type of severe weather has a storm surge?
hurricane
What describes how hard the air is pushing on the ground?
air pressure
If there is a NW wind, which way would a wind vane point?
NW
Which side of a mountain receives more precipitation?
the side that the wind hits
What major climate does NC have?
temperate
Where are the strongest winds of a hurricane?
eye wall
What occurs if it feels hotter than what it really is?
heat index
weather radar
Why do cities have a warmer climate than rural areas at a similar latitude and altitude?
more air pollution; more building surfaces to reflect heat
What makes NC humid subtropical instead of humid continental?
warmer, closer to the equator
Which severe weather system occurs mostly in the northern plains of the US?
blizzards
What occurs if it feels colder than what it really is?
wind chill
What 2 instruments measure relative humidity?
psychrometer and hygrometer
more moderate, moist, takes on temperature of current you are close to
What are the wettest and driest subclimates?
tropical rainforest; arid
What are hurricanes called in the Indian Ocean?
cyclone