Up, Up, & Away
Weather Words
Air on the move
Weather Factors
Tools & Terms
100
Winds that blow over short distances
What is local winds?
100
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
What is weather?
100
This is a windlss zone located above the equator
What is doldrums?
100
Heat is transferred through the air by
What is radiation?
100
Any form of moisture that falls from clouds
What is precipitation?
200
Winds are caused by differences in ___________
What is Air pressure?
200
The average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
What is climate?
200
Narrow band of high speed winds which move from west to east in the U.S.
What is the jet stream?
200
Type of cloud associated with thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus?
200
Instrument used to determine relative humidity
What is psychrometer?
300
The rotation of the earh which seems to make winds curve is known as
What is Coriolis Effect?
300
Air masses are characterized by ___________ and ____________
What is temperature and humidity?
300
Type of air mass formed over the Gulf of Mexico
What is maritime tropical (mT)?
300
This symbol represents a warm front and what direction is it moving?
What is red half circle, moving northest?
300
Forms in the tropical Pacific ocean and occurs every 2-7 years
What is El Nino?
400
The global wind belt that most affects the United States' weather
What is prevailing westerlies?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
400
Warm air over land rises and cool air from the water creates this in the air
What is a sea breeze?
400
Air pressure at sea level is ______ than air pressure in the mountains
What is higher?
400
Powers the water cycle
What is chlorine atoms?
500
Global convection occurs because ...
What is warm air is less dense than cool air?
500
Process shown in picture
What is cold front?
500
A low pressure system that spins counter clockwise and causes storms and rainy weather
What is a cyclone?
500
Falling barometric pressure signals this kind of weather
What is stormy, precipitation?
500
Heat transfer that causes most of the heating in the troposhere
What is convection?
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