Measuring Weather
Windy
Rainy
Misc.
100
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
100
What are cold global winds that flow from the poles?
Polar easterlies
100
Which solid precipitation gets very large because winds bring back ice pellets into the cloud?
Hail
100
Which areas of rotating air circulate around areas of low pressure?
Cyclone
200
What is the scientific study of the atmosphere?
Meteorology
200
What happens when air from the land moves from the shore to the sea to displace the less dense air over the water?
Land breeze
200
What are freezing nuclei?
Particles where water vapor freezes onto if the dew point is below freezing
200
What are extremely tall clouds that are billowy that bring thunderstorms and produce thunderstorms, rain, and hail
Cumulonimbus
300
What unit do we measure pressure in?
Pascals
300
Which area between global winds have a very high pressure?
Horse latitudes
300
What are the three kinds of solid precipitation?
Sleet, hail, and snow
300
Daily Double!!!!
What low-level clouds look like low layers of gray, sheet-like clouds?
Stratus
400
Do clouds form in high or low humidity?
High humidity
400
Were do prevailing westerlies flow?
They flow from the 30o latitudes towards the poles
400
What are condensation nuclei?
Microscopic particles suspended in the air that easily attract water molecules.
400
Which high-altitude clouds appear as small white puffs in high altitudes?
Cirrocumulus
500
What is the difference between absolute and relative humidity?
Absolute humidity - the total grams of water per area of air
Relative humidity - the ration of the water vapor in the air compared with the amount needed to saturate the air
500
Label the diagram.
500
When does freezing rain start to freeze?
Once it hits the ground
500
What is the freezing and boiling point of water in Celsius?
In Fahrenheit?
In Celsius: water freezes at 0o C and boils at 100oC
In Fahrenheit: water freezes at 32o F and boils at 212o F