General Patterns
Air Pressure and Wind
Fronts, Air Masses, and Jet Stream
Weather Tools
Clouds and Weather Phenomenon
100
The daily changes in outdoor conditions like precipitation and cloud cover.
What is weather?
100
Areas of ________________ pressure will have clear skies because the air is sinking and, therefore, less moisture is rising to create clouds. Areas of ________________ pressure will have cloudy skies with precipitation because the air is rising and, therefore, more moisture is rising to create clouds.
What is high and low?
100
A ________________ front causes heavy precipitation that is short-lived. It happens when cold air slides under warm air.
What is cold?
100
A tool that measures the amount of rain or snow is called a _________________________.
What is a rain gauge?
100
One type of cloud that forms low in the atmosphere is __________________. These clouds look like blankets and can cause steady precipitation.
What are stratus clouds?
200
The average outdoor conditions for an area like average temperatures and average seasonal precipitation.
What is climate?
200
A _______________________ is a wind pattern at the coast where air blows from the sea to the land during the day. A _______________________ is a wind pattern at the coast where air blows from the land to the sea at night.
What is sea breeze and land breeze?
200
A ________________ front causes light precipitation that lasts for longer periods. It happens when warm are slides on top of cold air.
What is warm?
200
A tool that measures the amount of heat in the atmosphere is a ______________________.
What is a thermometer?
200
Another low level cloud is ____________________. These clouds look fluffy and bright white. They signal fair weather and are fun to look at. ___________________ can form low in the atmosphere but stretch to great altitudes. They are also known as storm clouds and bring heavy precipitation.
What are cumulus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds?
300
Temperatures near the __________________ are usually warmer because those areas receive the sun’s direct heat. Temperatures near the _________________ are usually cooler because those areas receive less of the sun’s direct heat.
What is equator and poles?
300
________________________ are global winds found near the equator and blow east to west.
What are trade winds?
300
The 4 air masses are: ________________________ - warm and dry ________________________ - cold and dry ________________________ - warm and wet ________________________ - cold and wet
What is continental tropical, continental polar, maritime tropical, and maritime polar?
300
A tool that measures the weight of the air in a given area is a ______________________.
What is a barometer?
300
Other clouds form high in the atmosphere. ____________________ are high altitude clouds. They are wispy and feather-like. They usually mean fair weather.
What are cirrus clouds?
400
Temperatures in the middle latitudes change with the seasons. The northern and southern middle latitudes experience _________________ seasons.
What is opposite?
400
________________________ are global winds found near the poles and blow east to west
What are polar easterlies?
400
If the jet stream is near your area, you might experience ________________. If the jet stream is below your area, you might experience __________________. If the jet stream is above your area, you might experience ___________________.
What is storms/precipitation, cooler weather, and warmer weather?
400
A tool that measures the direction wind blows is a _______________________. A tool that measures the intensity of the wind is a ______________________.
What is a wind vane and an anemometer?
400
During an _________________________ year the Pacific Ocean will be warmer than normal. This can cause extreme weather changes and happens every 2-7 years. During an ____________________ year the Pacific Ocean will be cooler than normal. These do not happen as often, nor do they cause such extreme weather changes.
What is El Nino and La Nina?
500
Weather patterns in the United States generally move ______________ to _____________ due to the prevailing westerly winds.
What is west to east?
500
________________________ are global winds found in the middle latitudes and blow west to east.
What are prevailing westerlies?
500
During a _____________ front the cold air and warm air remain in an area for a period of time. It can bring heavy or light precipitation.
What is stationary?
500
A hygrometer will measure the amount of ______________ in the air. This tool can help us predict upcoming cloud cover and precipitation.
What is moisture/water?
500
The _____________________ is an ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that changes the climate in Britain. It brings warmer water to the western coast of Europe making the winters in Britain _______________.
What is Gulf Stream and warmer/milder?
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