Winds
Severe Storms
Weather Systems
Seasons
Global Winds
100
wind
What is created when there is difference in air pressure?
100
Moisture and unstable winds
What do thunderstorms need to be created?
100
Cold air mass replacing warm air mass
What is a cold front?
100
The Earth's tilt on its axis
What causes the seasons?
100
equator ; doldrums
Where do no winds blow, and what are they called
200
It shapes the weather
How does wind relate to weather here on earth?
200
Thunderstorms, warm moist air, and cool dry air.
What does a thunderstorm need to be created?
200
Warm air mass replacing cold air mass?
What is a warm front?
200
September 22, equal day and night, neither
What is one of the days of an Autumnal equinox, description of daytime in Northern hemisphere, and which hemisphere is pointed towards the sun?
200
Trade Winds
What are the winds called that blow between 0 and 30 degrees?
300
Winds that blow over short distances that change several times a day, and they are not very predictable.
What are local winds?
300
Thunderstorm: Spring Tornado: Spring Hurricane: Fall
What is the main season for a thunderstorms, a tornado, and a hurricane?
300
low pressure letting moisture condensing bringing cloudy skies with a chance of precipitation.
What is a low pressure system, and what does it bring?
300
March 20, equal day and night, neither
What is one of the days of a Vernal equinox, description of daytime in Northern hemisphere, and which hemisphere is pointed towards the sun?
300
Prevailing Westerlies
What winds blow between 30 and 60 degrees?
400
Winds that blow over long distances, and they are very predictable.
What are global winds?
400
Ocean water over 80 degrees fairenheight, light winds, humid air,winds flowing together, and winds flowing up and out.
What does a hurricane need to form?
400
High pressure not letting moisture condense bringing clear, sunny skies
What is a high pressure system, and what does it bring?
400
December 21, shortest day of the year, Southern
What is one of the days of a Winter Solstice, description of daytime in Northern hemisphere, and which hemisphere is pointed towards the sun?
400
Polar Easterlies
What winds blow between 60 and 90 degrees?
500
The Coriolis effect
What moves wind in different directions?
500
Extra: Where do the most thunderstorms occur in the U.S.?
Florida
500
Warm air mass and cold air mass hit each other, and neither of them take over each other?
What is a stationary front?
500
June 21, longest day of the year
What is one of the days of a Summer Solstice, description of daytime in Northern hemisphere, and which hemisphere is pointed towards the sun?
500
Coriolis effect
What makes the winds go in different directions?
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