Weather Instruments
What does a thermometer do?
Measures the kinetic energy of an area (measures how hot or cold something is)
Define weather
What the atmosphere is like - can change from day to day or hour to hour
Define Climate
The average overall weather conditions of a region
What is an air mass?
A large region of air over a specific area
What is an air front?
A boundary between two types of air masses
What does a hygrometer measure?
Measures humidity - how much water vapor is in the air
Name four types of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
Name the three main types of climate regions
List all the types of Air Masses
Continental (Polar, Temperate, Arctic, Tropical)
Maritime (Polar, Teemperate, Arctic, Tropical)
What does a cold front mean?
A cold front is when cold air mass meets a warm air mass
What tool is used to measure the speed of the wind?
Anemometer
Humidity is the amount of ________ in the air?
moisture/water vapor
Name one difference between the Tropical and Temperate Climates
Tropical can have hot seasons, variety of plants, found near the equator, and are humid and rainy.
Temperate climates have typical seasons, average amounts of rainfall, many forests and animals
What air mass would be coming from the Bahamas and Florida area?
Maritime Tropical
What kind of weather can a stationary front bring?
Severe weather
What is the tool that measures air pressure?
Barometer
Wind moves from a ______ pressure system to a ______ pressure system
high-pressure to low-pressure
What climate is Arizona in?
Tropical
What air mass would be coming up from the equator towards Arizona (on land)?
Continental Tropical
What type of front brings precipitation?
Warm Front
Wind vanes do what?
Point in the direction that the wind is blowing
Low pressure results in _______ weather
High pressure results in _______ weather
High pressure - sunny weather
Climate is determine by what three types of factors?
Distance to the equator, large bodies of water, elevation
What kind of air mass would be coming from Northern Canada?
Continental Polar
What kind of weather does occluded fronts bring?