Pressure
Name two types of pressure:
High and low.
Body of air in a specific location is called:
Air mass.
How many types of fronts did we cover? (Name them)
4.
Stationary, Occluded, Warm and Cold.
Wind is caused by differences in _____________.
Air pressure.
Unit for a barometer:
Millibar (mb)
Cool air ---> ________.
descends
Mass.
What type of front is when both forces are equal, and may produce steady light rain and/or drizzle?
Stationary
______________ is the transfer of heat from one place to another moving heat through the atmosphere and the oceans.
Convection.
Graph showing pressures using lines.
Isobar
Heat --> __________.
Ascends.
Name the 4 types of air masses:
Continental, polar, tropical and maritime.
What type of front produces heavy/continuous precipitation, cold air overtakes warm air...
Jet streams move in what direction?
West to East.
Instrument that measures AP.
What type of weather does low pressure produce?
Lousy weather: storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
What type of mass forms over oceans?
Maritime.
Cold front.
The ______________ causes winds to curve in the atmosphere.
Coriolis Effect.
Satellites orbit the earth several times a day, from what layer of the atmosphere..
Exosphere.
What type of weather does high pressure produce?
Happy weather. Clear, dry, conditions.
The air pressure is less on the _____ of the mountain; than in valleys.
top
What type of front ends blizzards, snow storms, ice storms, cooler weather?
Cold front..
_____________'s are areas of little wind activity around the equator, because of the amount of solar energy....
Doldrums.
How much water vapor is in the air is called: ___________.
Humidity