AirPressure
Water Cycle
Weather patterns
Catestrophic events
Global Weather
100
This happens to air pressure at higher elevations
What is lowers because air is less dense
100
Water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid
What is condensation
100
A boundary between two air masses with different densities and temperatures
What is a front
100
This most likely causes wildfires IN FLORIDA
What is a lightening strike
100
The reason latitudes closer to the equator have warmer climates
What is latitudes closer to the equator receive the most solar energy
200
This is what happens to air pressure when air density drops
What is it drops too.
200
Condensation near the earths surface
What is fog or mist
200
A tropical low pressure system with strong sustained winds
What is a hurricane
200
This is how sinkholes form
What is a drop in the water table causes an underground cave to collapse
300
The tool that is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
300
The definition of water that falls to Earths surface from clouds
What is precipitation
300
The season hurricanes are most likely to hit
What is late summer
300
This is why Florida is susceptible to hurricanes
What is located next to warm oceans and flat topography
300
The two main factors that determine the climate of an area
What is temperature and precipitation
400
This kind of weather occurs in a high pressure system
What is sunny clear etc.
400
On a cold day we observe grass looking wet. This is the name of that phenomenon
What is dew
400
This type of tropical storm has the strongest winds
What is a hurricane
400
This is why Florida is susceptible to sinkholes
What is we have a water table, limestone layer
400
This is the difference between weather and climate
What is weather is the condition of the earths atmosphere over a small amount of time, climate is over a long period of time.
500
This kind of weather occurs in a low pressure system
What is wet, raining, overcast etc
500
This commonly forms at the top of a thunderstorm cloud
What is ice
500
The reason a beach would be humid
What is it is near a warm ocean
500
This is why a muck fire is so difficult to put out
What is because the fire is burning underground and it is difficult for firefighters to get the water to the fire
500
What is a non tropical low pressure storm with high winds
What is a tornado
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