Energy
where does earth receive its energy from?
The Sun
Which front would cause widespread rain as it's passing? Beginning middle and end
A warm front
Describe what a cold front would look like?
Blue with triangles
What causes winds?
Differences in pressure caused by convections currents due to the sun unevenly heating us up.
What is the coriolis effect?
The air/winds are bending, curving, deflecting, due to the earth rotating.
What is the difference between Weather and Climate?
Weather is Short term- Day to Day conditions.
Climate is Long term- Over Several Years
What type of weather happens in the front of a cold front?
Storms and Rain
What type of front is red and has semi circles
Warm Front
What type of air is needed for High pressure to occur?
Cool, dry Air
What is needed for a hurricane to strengthen and get stronger?
Warm air, warm water, and the coriolis effect
What is the atmosphere?
The thin layer of gases surrounding earth.
Nitrogen & Oxygen
What happens at a stationary front?
Light rain for several days
Which type symbol is used for High and Low Pressure?
Blue capital H and Red capital L
What type of air is needed to have low pressure to occur?
Warm moist air
Where on our earth/globe would occur a lot of hurricanes and why?
Near the equator aka tropics due to the sun directly hitting the equator causing there to be warm air and warm water.
All the oceans, lakes, rivers, on earth.
What is a front?
Where two different air masses meet
Purple with Triangle semicircle pointing the same as the front is moving.
Where or how would an area have a lot of winds?
In between high and low pressure because their is a big difference in pressures.
What are the global winds that travel in higher altitudes that go from east to west? They are winds that go really fast because there is high pressure in the poles and low pressure near equator?
Jet Streams
The sun is heating up earth unevenly.
What type of front has two cold air masses meet one warm air mass?
Bonus 200 points: What type of weather will occur
Occluded front: Will cause there to be thunderstorms & after the front passes it will be clear and dry.
What is the difference between a stationary front and Occluded?
Stationary is red and blue, occluded is purple.
Stationary front causes light rain for several days while Occluded front causes thunderstorms then is clear and dry.
What is the difference in weather between High and Low pressure?
High pressure: Happy, Fair, clear skies, lil to no winds
Low pressure: Lousy, rainy, cloudy, strong winds
What does the phenomena of convections currents state what warm air/water or cold air/water like to do?
Heat likes to rise and cold like to sink due to density.