Tools/Thermal Energy(Water Cycle)
Clouds
Air Masses/Fronts
Jet Stream/Gulf Stream
ElNino/LaNina/Hemispheres/Hurricane
100
This instrument is used to measure air pressure.
barometer
100
These types of clouds are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. These clouds are often called "fair-weather clouds".
cumulus clouds
100
Continental polar air masses are generally
A. Cool and humid
B. Warm and humid
C. Cool and dry
C. Cool and dry
100
Jet Streams move in a...
A. East to West direction
B. West to East direction
B. West to East direction
100
When it is the summer season in North Carolina it will be the _____________ season in Australia.
winter
200
What does a weather vane measure?
The direction the wind is coming from
200
These types of clouds are the most common of the high clouds. They are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long streamers. These clouds are usually white and predict fair to pleasant weather. When you see these clouds, it usually indicates that a change in the weather will occur within 24 hours.
cirrus clouds
200
What type of pressure system brings stormy weather?
A. Low pressure
B. High pressure
A. Low pressure
200
As the water moves along the path of the Gulf Stream, it brings the _________ and _________ from the south to the north.
heat, warm air
200
_______________ is a weather phenomenon that includes unusually cold ocean temperatures that push warm surface water farther west than usual.
La Niña
300
Name 5 types of precipitation.
rain, freezing rain, snow, sleet, hail
300
These types of clouds are thunderstorm clouds. It is a dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. High winds can flatten the top of the cloud into an anvil-like shape (flat top). These clouds are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes.
cumulonimbus clouds
300
A maritime polar air mass would bring what type of weather to that area?
A. Cool and humid
B. Cool and dry
C. Warm and dry
A. Cool and Humid
300
If you live in the United States, you are most affected by which kind of jet stream?
A. Polar Jet Stream
B. Subtropical Jet Stream
A. Polar Jet Stream
300
_______________ is the periodic warming of water in the Pacific Ocean every few years, usually around Christmas time.
El Niño
400
______________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.
Evaporation
400
These types of clouds are uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky. They are sometimes called blanket clouds. They are the lowest level of the clouds. They can produce light rain or snowy weather. They resemble fog that doesn't reach the ground, but they ARE NOT actually fog.
stratus clouds
400
Name the first four types of fronts
Cold Front, Warm Front, Stationary Front,
Occluded Front
400
The Gulf Stream is a strong, warm ocean current that starts in the _____________ and flows around the tip of ___________, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the _____________.
Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Atlantic Ocean
400
Warmer water from the Gulf Stream _______________ the speed and intensity of hurricanes in the Southeastern US.
A. decreases
B. increases
B. increases
500
_______________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
Condensation
500
What causes clouds to appear to be white?
They reflect the sun's light.
500
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
A. warm front
B. cold front
C. occluded front
D. stationary front
D. Stationary front
500
The direction the winds blow in a jet stream is caused by what? - Hint: (the way the Earth turns)
The Coriolis Effect
500
__________________ has the biggest effect on climate because it controls how much solar energy a location receives.
A. Latitude
B. Longitude
A. Latitude