Water Cycle
The cycle that moves water across the planet and throughout the atmosphere
The water cycle.
Does HOT air have high or low pressure?
Low Pressure.
A large body of air with simular proporties throughout it.
Air Mass
What is the state change that happens during condensation?
Gas turning to a liquid.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Does COLD air have high or low pressure?
High Pressure.
The boundary between two air masses.
A front.
Weather is sort term (daily conditions)
Climate is long term (average over a long time)
What will happen to warm air that is surrounded by cold air?
The warm air will rise.
List 2 types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail.
Does high or low pressure normally bring rain, clouds, and thunderstorms?
Low Pressure.
Brings warmer air into an area.
Warm front.
What type of air does a Maritime Tropical Air mass have?
Wet (humid) and Warm.
What type of air exists in a continental polar air mass?
cold, dry air.
What causes a puddle of water to disappear on a hot sunny day?
Evaporation.
How does wind blow?
From areas of high pressure to low pressure.
What is it called when a cool air mass comes in; bringing a line of rain or thunder storms?
Cold front.
What is the driving force of the water cycle and most of the weather on the planet?
The Sun.
The place where the Sun's rays shine at the most direct angle.
The equator.
What process causes clouds to form?
Condensation.
What are the 2 things that cause global wind patterns?
The unequal heating of Earth, and Earths rotation.
Is cool air or warm air heavier? (which one sinks?)
Cool Air.
List 3 things that effect weather.
Temperature, Precipitation, Air Pressure, Wind Speed/Direction, Humidity
The uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun results in temperature differences around the world which results in the rising and sinking of air in a circular pattern called _______________.
convection currents.