Fronts
Storms
Wind
Layers of the Atmosphere
Misc.
100
When air warms, rises, cools down, and sinks across the globe, a __________ ________ is formed.
What is a convection current?
100
Tropical storms ("baby hurricanes") can form over this kind of water near this location on the globe.
What is warm ocean water near the equator?
100
Wind could best be described as moving ____, and is named based on the direction it comes ____ (to/from).
What is air, from?
100
As altitude increases, or as you move upward through the atmosphere, air pressure will...
What is decrease?
100
Heat always flows from areas of ______ temperatures to areas of _____ temperatures.
What are higher and lower?
200
Warm, moist air rapidly rising due to a cold front can form what kinds of storms? (THREE ANSWERS)
What are thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes?
200
A thunderstorm forms from this kind of very big cloud that hits the top of the atmosphere and flattens into an anvil shape.
What is a cumulonimbus?
200
An updraft, when warm air is rapidly pushed up by incoming cold air, occurs because the warm air is... (think about density!)
What is less dense?
200
The correct sequence of the layers of the atmosphere from innermost to outermost is...
What are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere?
200
This is the kind of weather people living on the equator are most likely to experience regularly.
What is warm and rainy?
300
What weather will result from a cold front moving into an area experiencing high pressure?
What is stormy weather?
300
This type of storm can flood and damage homes due to strong winds, rain, and storm surge moving into coastline cities.
What is a hurricane?
300
These type of global winds are found north and south of the equator and blow toward the equator from the northeast and southeast.
What are Trade Winds?
300
The reason Earth's atmosphere, namely the ozone layer, is often compared to the glass of a greenhouse.
What is it traps heat?
300
This type of air mass is moist and warm.
What is maritime tropical (mT)?
400
Tornadoes can form when two fronts move... (think directional interactions i.e. away from one another, past one another, into one another, etc.)
What is into one another?
400
This occurs in the eye region of a hurricane.
What are calm, clear skies?
400
During a sea breeze, warm air rises above the ____ (sea/land) and cold air rushes in from the ___(sea/land).
What is land and sea?
400
Over time, the Earth’s global temperature has experienced a rise due to an increase of this greenhouse gas in Earth's atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide/CO2?
400
High pressure regions are associated with more ______ (moist/dry) air, while low pressure regions are associated with more ______ (moist/dry) air.
What are dry and moist?
500
If a martime tropical air mass moves into a maritime polar air mass, this type of front is created.
What is a warm front?
500
Running out of this will cause any storm to weaken and dissipate.
What is moisture?
500
The Sun contributes to the movement of wind on Earth by heating up land and water on the globe _________, which causes temperature and pressure changes.
What is unequally/at different rates?
500
As altitude increases, 2 layers have decreasing temperature. 1 of these layers is where we live and where all weather happens, and the other is the coldest and has ice crystals that can break up meteors from space.
What are the troposphere and mesosphere?
500
The daily conditions of the air and atmosphere at a specific time and place is called ________, while the longterm (30+ years) pattern of weather in a particular area is called _______.
What are weather and climate?