Weather and Climate
long term atmospheric conditions which measures average conditions over a range of time
Climate
What are the 4 types of air masses ?
Maritime, Continental, Tropical, Polar
What is air pressure ?
The force of air exerted on an object
Winds that moves from WEST to EAST are called__________
Westerlies
What is the Coriolis effect ?
Force created by Earth's rotation
Liquid to solid
freezing
Short term, day to day atmospheric conditions
weather
Which air mass contains cold a dry air ?
Continental Polar (cP)
What are the 3 factor that effect air pressure ?
Temperature, Elevation, Humidity (water vapor)
Winds that move from EAST to WEST are called____________
Easterlies
Winds/ Currents in the Northern Hemisphere get deflected_____________
to the right or clockwise
solid to liquid
melting
30 degrees and snowing in Denver, CO is an example of
weather
Which air mass contains warm, and humid air ?
maritime tropical (mT)
As elevation increases, pressure___________
decreases
How is wind created/ What is wind ?
Winds/ Currents in the Southern Hemisphere get deflected____________
to the left/ counter clockwise
liquid to gas
evaporation
The conditions are humid, and warm during the summer months in Florida (this describes weather or climate ?)
Climate
What 3 traits does an air mass need to have in order to be considered an air mass ?
Same Temperature, Pressure, Humidity
As temperature increases, pressure__________
increases
There is little or no wind movement
The Earth rotates which direction
counter-clockwise (west to east/right)
gas to liquid
condensation
Sunny, and 75 degrees on July 19th is an example of talking about _____________(weather or climate)
weather
What is an air front ? What are the two types of fronts ?
When two air masses collide. Cold and warm
Humidity is the measure of _____________in the air.
moisture/ (water vapor)
Lines of latitude run (vertically or horizontally) and lines of longitude run (vertically or horizontally)
latitude - horizontally
longitude - vertically
If the Earth had no rotation where would winds/currents go towards
the poles
Clouds form through which process ?
condensation
How do Ocean Currents play a role in weather
Answers with vary
When a COLD, (less or more)__________ air mass over takes a WARM, (less or more)_____________ THIS IS CALLED A ____________
COLD FRONT
A Low Pressure System means what type of weather ?
Cold, rainy, precipitous weather
Why is Mr. Conway so cool ?
Best answer wins
Ocean Currents that originate near the poles will most likely carry _________(cold/warm) water _________(towards/away) from equator
cold towards
What is transpiration ?
Evaporation (l-->g) that occurs within plants contributing to higher concentrations of water vapor in the atmosphere.