Predicting Weather
This tool can measure air pressure.
Barometer
In terms of air pressure, which way does wind always flow?
High pressure to low pressure
Graphs of what two things are combined to form a climograph?
temperature and precipitation
What is climate?
The general pattern of weather in a particular place over a long period of time.
What effect do high latitudes have an a region's climate?
The higher the latitude, the cooler the climate
This tool measures relative humidity.
Sling Psychrometer
Which can hold more water vapor --
warm air or cold air?
warm air
What is Albedo?
How much sunlight a surface reflects.
What region of the earth receives the most direct sunlight?
The equator and tropical zone
How does temperature change at higher Elevation?
It decreases
These lines on a weather map separate regions of different air pressures.
Isobars
What kind of weather does a cyclone bring?
Rain and clouds
How does air pressure change at higher elevations?
It decreases
What temperature zone sits in-between about 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south of the equator
The Tropical Zone
What do we call the side of the mountain that faces away from the wind?
Leeward
Why does knowing where an air mass came from help understand what kind of weather it will bring?
Air masses pick up the temperature and humidity traits of the region it formed over.
What is Relative Humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold as a percent.
How would you label an air mass that formed over a hot inland desert?
continental tropical
How do winters in cities near a large body of water compare to the winters of areas very far inland?
Near the water the winter feels a bit warmer but farther inland their winter would feeler colder.
This is the term given when exposed ground from snowmelt decreases albedo and further causes its own melting.
a feedback loop
This tool measures wind speed.
Anemometer
What is the technical name for a clockwise spinning, high-pressure, weather system that brings dry nice weather?
An anticyclone
What 3 things do you need for a Rain Shadow Effect to form?
-Mountains
-A large body of water
-Strong winds blowing towards the mountains
What type of temperature zone do we live in?
Temperate
These opposing climate patterns activate every 2-7 years in the Pacific Ocean and demonstrate why climate patterns are more meaningful over very long periods of time.
El Nino & La Nina