Fronts
Tropical Cyclones
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What front is pictured here? 

Cold Front

100

What is the name of a rotating tropical storm in the Atlantic?

Hurricanes

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What is the term for the fast-flowing air current high in the atmosphere?

Jet Streams

100

This is the primary reason Earth’s surface heats unevenly.

Earths tilt and the angle of sunlight

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What is the hydrosphere?

All of Earth's water

200

What front is pictured here? 

Warm Front

200

What is the primary source of energy for hurricanes?

Warm waters and low pressure zones

200

What type of pressure system is usually associated with clear skies?

High Pressure

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This type of convection cell is located between the equator and about 30° latitude and is responsible for trade winds.

Hadley Cells

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is the short term conditions of a specific area on a given day, climate is the long term average of that area

300

This type of front usually brings light to moderate rain that lasts for hours or days, along with warmer, more humid air.

Warm Front

300

Why do hurricanes weaken when they move over land?

Loses its main fuel source (warm water)

300

These winds blow from East to West towards the equator.

Trade Winds

300

This type of heat transfer, caused by warm air rising and cool air sinking, creates wind and weather patterns.

Convection

300

What is the Coriolis effect and how does it influence wind direction?

Coriolis effect is the curving of wind and water based on Earths Rotation

400

This type of front often brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds, followed by cooler, drier air.

Cold Front

400

What is the name of a rotating tropical storm in the Atlantic?

Typhoon

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A low pressure system typically brings what type of weather?

Cloudy, Windy, and Wet (L-ousy)

400

This type of cell sinks at the poles and creates dry frigid conditions.

Polar Cells

400

What front is this? Explain what is going on. 

Warm front, warm air mass is pushing a cold air mass away

500

How do pressure zones create wind?

Air is moving from high pressure to low pressure

500

What is the name of a rotating tropical storm in the Indian Ocean?

Cyclone

500

When it comes to convection currents, explain how they relate to pressure systems.

When warm air rises it creates areas of low pressure, when cold air sinks it creates areas of high pressure

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Found between 30° and 60° latitude, this cell moves air in the opposite direction of the other two cells and creates areas with temperate weather.

Ferrel cells

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Two parts. What front is this and what weather will it bring? 

Cold Front, severe thunderstorms
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