Weather and Climate 1
What is a Jet Stream
Narrow bans of wind. When they travel North they bring warm air from Mexico. When they travel south they bring cold air down from Canada.
Snowy
What is a Tornado?
A large funnel of wind that causes destruction
Why do HEATWAVES occur more in urban/city areas
The pavement absorbs heat more than grass in the country
Thunderstorms after they break up do what?
Dissipate
What type of climate has LOW HUMIDITY?
Cold Climate
What is precipitation?
Rain, sleet, snow hail
What instrument measures the air temperature?
Thermometer
What determines latitude?
The distance from the equator and angle of the sun hitting Earth's surface
Who makes weather forecasts on the news?
Meteorologists
\What is the Gulf Stream?
Warm ocean water(current) that starts in Africa then the Gulf of Mexico and goes around Florida up the east coast to North Carolina to Northern Europe. It brings warm water and temperatures.
_________ is the general state of the atmosphere in a place over a long period of time.
Climate
What instrument measures the wind direction?
Wind vane
What determines altitude?
The height of an object above sea level, or distance from Earth's surface
Where do we gather information about the weather using different instruments?
Weather stations
What 2 things is Climate classified by?
Temperature and Precipitation
True or False- Climate takes many years to change.
True.
What instrument measures the wind speed?
Anemometer
What does the ocean absorb that warms the ocean?
Rays of the sun
True or False- Because the sea absorbs the sun, the coast is very cold.
False- it is warm.
What are the three weather elements?
Air temperature, precipitation and wind
Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea.
What instrument measures precipitation?
Rain gauge
Where do storm surges/floods occur
Near the coasts/beach or river banks
True or False- It is colder in higher altitude than in lower altitude.
True.