Weather
The study of weather
Meteorology
A force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air molecules
air pressure
Clouds that form at high altitudes and are feathery in appearance
cirrus
A narrow funnel of rapidly swirling wind that begins in the clouds and stretches towards the ground
Tornado
Massive waves sometimes resulting from an underwater earthquake or volcano
tsunamis
moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow or hail
Precipitation
The atmosphere can be divided into 2 major regions based on how well mixed the air is. Name them
Homosphere and heterosphere
Clouds that are white, puffy with flattened bottom
Cumulus
This causes tornadoes to almost always spin counter clock wise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis effect
Regular, predictable ocean water movement resulting from the gravitational pull of the Moon and the sun
tides
The daily or weekly status of the atmosphere
Weather
If you have a container of air and you were able to heat up the gases, what would happen to the air pressure inside the container?
Increase
What is the abbreviation for El Nino Southern oscillation?
Do you think El Nino causes climate change?
ENSO
When masses bump into each other, a huge shock wave of sound called what occurs
Thunder
What is it called when organisms can create their own light?
bioluminescence
The long term overall physical conditions of a region
Climate
Name the 3 parts of the hydrologic cycle
evaporation, precipitation, and condensation
Areas of low pressure will experience what type of weather?
Warm, cloudy, and sometimes stormy
When a warm mass of air bumps into a cold mass of air, storms can result at their boundaries. This area is called a
front
From base to summit which mountain is taller?
Mount Everest or Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea (0ver 10,000 meters in height)
To predict the weather, meteorologists measure 5 properties of what?
Temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed at various altitudes
Name the 5 atmospheric layers
(Traveling? Show me the exit)
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Why must there be dust or other particles in the air for water to condense?
Water has to have something to condense on in order to shift from a gas to a liquid state
How does cloud-to-ground lightning occur?
1. A difference in charge is created between the cloud and the ground
2. Static electricity builds up on ice particles in the clouds, and they collide.
3. A stream of electrons starts to zig-zag its way down to the ground, forming a lightning strike.
4. The charges eventually overcome the air's ability to separate them.
What conditions challenge people and motorized devices when diving near the deep-sea floor?
Must name 2 of 3 listed
intense pressure
extreme cold
salty conditions