Layers of the Atmosphere
Global and Local Winds
Weather Station Model
Pressure
Air Masses and Fronts
100
Weather occurs in this layer.
What is Troposphere?
100
Examples include the Easterlies, Westerlies and Trade winds.
What is global winds?
100
The temperature at this weather station.
What is 52?
100
True or False: Cold air is more dense than warm air and has a greater air pressure.
What is true?
100
A boundary between two different air masses.
What is a front?
200
The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere occurring after the thermosphere.
What is the exosphere?
200
The cause of all winds.
What is differences in air pressure?
200
The cloud cover at this weather station.
What is 75%?
200
The lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal pressure.
What are isobars?
200
Two characteristics that describe an air mass.
What is temperature and humidity?
300
Layer of the atmosphere that contains "good" ozone that protects living things from UV radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
300
During the day, air above the sea is cooler than air above the sand causing this type of local wind.
What is sea breeze?
300
The wind speed and wind direction at this weather station.
What is 15 knots and SE?
300
This type of pressure system is associated with rain, snow and precipitation.
What is low pressure system?
300
The differences between an mT air mass and a cT air mass
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What is an mT air mass would have more humidity or a cT air mass would be less humid?
400
Planes fly in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
400
Global winds that favored European explorers traveling to the New World.
What are trade winds?
400
The abbreviated and non abbreviated air pressure at this weather station.
What is 046 and 1004.6 mb?
400
This type of pressure system is associated with fair weather.
What is high pressure system (H)?
400
Which kind of air mass causes hurricanes?
What is an mT air mass?
500
The cause of the atmospheric layers.
What is changes in temperature?
500
This effect causes global winds to curve due to the rotation of the Earth.
What is the Coriolis effect?
500
The abbreviated and non abbreviated air pressure at this weather station.
What is 995 and 999.5 mb?
500
Is the forecast for NJ fair weather or precipitation? Provide a reason for your answer.
What is precipitation? There is a low pressure system over NJ.
500
This type of front forms when a cold, dense air mass pushes under a warm, lighter air mass, forcing the warm air to rise. It results in precipitation and thunderstorms.
What is a cold front?