Terms
Water Cycle
Predicting Weather
Weather Fronts
Weather Tools
100
The short term conditions of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
Weather
100
What force drives the water cycle?
The Sun
100
What type of weather does a LOW pressure system bring?
Rainy, humid, cloudy, windy, etc.
100
What type of weather front is this?
Warm Front
100
Thermometer - Air Temperature
200
The average atmospheric conditions over a long period of time
Climate
200
What stage in the water cycle causes cloud formation?
Condensation
200
The climate located at point E on the graph would most likely be classified as…
Warm and Dry
200
What is the definition of a weather front?
The boundary where air masses meet.
200
Wind Vane - Wind Direction
300
The blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
300
Precipitation
300
Where on this map is it dry and clear?
A and E
300
Which type of weather front has the most violent storms?
Cold Front
300
Hygrometer - Humidity
400
A deflection of winds and ocean currents resulting from Earth’s rotation is known as the…
Coriolis Effect
400
What is step #1?
Transpiration
400
Where on this map is there most likely precipitation? (TWO places!)
B and D
400
What weather front is this?
Occluded Front
400
Anemometer - Wind Speed
500
Differences in air pressure cause…
Wind
500
What stage of the water cycle helps trash/litter make its way to rivers and oceans?
Surface Run Off
500
Why is tracking past weather data important? (Why do we care about recording past weather factors and weather conditions? What do we use that for?)
To predict future weather
500
What TWO factors cause air masses to move?
Jet Streams (or wind) and the Coriolis Effect
500
Barometer - Air Pressure