Air Pressure
Low air pressure is created when the air gets cold. True or false?
False
Name three different types of weather.
Various answers
How long does it take to determine a regions climate?
Years and years. Often 30.
What is climate change?
Various
What kind of air pressure happens when air is warm?
Low pressure
What is weather?
Short, temporary conditions such as rain or snow.
What is climate?
Long term weather patterns in an area for 30 or more years.
What is one tool that meteorologist use to measure weather?
Barometer, Wind Vane, Thermometer
True or False?
True
A scientist who studies weather is called what?
Meteorologist.
List three climate areas.
Bonus points if you can list all five.
Tropical, Dry/arid, Continental, Moderate/Semi Arid, Polar
What is the Beaufort scale?
Bonus points: How many levels are there?
A way of classifying how fast or slow wind is moving.
12
Wind caused from air pressure differences move either ______________ or ____________________ based off of which side of the equator you are on.
Clockwise or counter clockwise.
water
What sort of climate is Colorado located in?
Semi arid or Arid.
A specific type of temperature measurement where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
Fahrenheit
What parts of the earth are more prone to air pressure differences? Don't be too specific!
The oceans.
What rock formation in Colorado makes it so that the weather and wind patterns changes dramatically around them?
The Rocky Mountains
Climate's can change over time. True or False.
True
A specific type of temperature measurement where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Celsius