Air Masses
Weather Fronts
Severe Weather
Carbon Cycle
Science Nerd Stuff
100
What air masses form over cold land, and are often very cold and dry
Continental polar- cP
100
cold air= warm air
meet but don't move
Stationary front
100
What will happen to the weather of the Pacific coast of Mexico during a hurricane event?
an increase in precipitation
100
What part of the carbon cycle occurs in the mitochondrial cells?
Respiration
100
What does the thickness of ice polar caps indicate?
Earth's climate.
200
Air masses form over warm ocean waters and are warm and humid
Maritime tropical-mT
200
cool air→warm air
clouds/thunderstorms
Cold front
200
T/F Warm, moist air above warm, tropical ocean waters provides the energy that form a hurricane.
True
200
If the Earth's rainforests were destroyed, it would affect the
carbon cycle.
200
What happens when greenhouse gases are absorbed from the atmosphere
The climate becomes cooler.
300
Air masses form over cold ocean waters and are cool and humid
Maritime polar-mP
300
warm air→cool air
clouds/light rain
Warm front
300
Where do hurricanes typically form?
In oceans near the equator because the water stays relatively warm
300
What are two ways that carbon dioxide enter the atmosphere
Decomposition and respiration
300
What will happen to the weather of the Pacific coast of Mexico during a hurricane event?
An increase in precipitation.
400
What air mass does this map show?
Continental and dry
400
Name the fronts
400
What provides energy for a tropical cyclone to form? Step on of formation.
Warm ocean water warms air above it which provides the energy
400
The phase of the carbon cycle that represents where glucose is broken down in the presence of oxygen is
respiration.
400
What two things would happen if a cloud of ash that blocked out the sun for several months.
1. lower temperatures and slower rates of plant growth
2. migration of mammals and increase of death among organisms who cannot adapt
500
Air masses form over hot land, and are very hot and dry
Continental tropical-cT
500
warm air mass between two cool air masses
cloudy/rainy/snow
Occluded front
500
A decrease in global temperatures by blocking sunlight with dust is caused by
a meteor.
500
How does carbon first enters the food chain?
Producers absorb carbon from the atmosphere to use as an ingredient for photosynthesis.
500
What is the reason why areas around the equator have daytime highs that vary little during the year?
The angle of the sun’s energy hitting that area of the Earth stays the same.