Weather 1
Which of the following in NOT a type of condensation? Fog, Snow, Cloud or Dew
Snow
What kind of weather would an anticyclone likely bring?
Dry and clear
The jet stream causes the weather across the United States to move from:
West to East
How are local winds created?
Uneven heating of the earth
During what time of day do land breezes occur?
During the night
What type of air mass would form over Canada?
Continental polar
What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?
Thunderstorms.
What kind of weather would an anticyclone likely bring?
What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?
Cloudy; rain or snow may fall.
A storm surge is a dangerous part of what?
A hurricane.
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
Many days of cloudy wet weather.
What is lightning?
An electrical discharge between oppositely charged areas.
They help predict stormy or clear weather.
What kind of front forms when a cold air mass displaces a warm air mass?
A cold front.
How does a warm front form?
Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.
Images of weather systems that show the weather at all altitudes on television come from where?
Strong updrafts within a thunderstorm can produce what?
Hail.
As the earth rotates, the paths of winds bend. What is this apparent bending of the wind?
The Coriolis Effect
What kind of front forms when a warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses and forces it to rise?
An occluded front.
What kind of information can you get from a weather map?
Location of air masses, isobars, the locations of weather fronts.
What happens to the relative humidity of air as it rises and cools?
It decreases.
In order for a strong wind to blow from one location to another, what factor must differ between the two locations?
Air pressure
Isobars.
What happens when air reaches its dew point?
Condensation occurs, the air is saturated, relative humidity is 100%