Global Weather Patterns
Most responsible for changes in the seasons.
What is the tilt of Earth on its axis.
Cause of day-to-day weather changes.
What is moving air masses?
Weather conditions when there are cirrus clouds.
What is fair weather?
A low pressure weather system that forms over warm ocean waters and is large and swirling.
What is a hurricane?
Instrument best used to predict weather.
What is a barometer?
Wind coming from the south would bring __________temperatures to NC.
What is warmer?
The next thing to happen if a warm, moist air mass passes over a colder air mass.
What is steady rain will fall?
Clouds that produce thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus?
The winds that blow from the ocean onto the land during the day.
What is a sea breeze?
Weather that will happen if clouds are growing larger and taller on a hot and humid day.
What is a thunderstorm?
Jet stream winds blow storms from _________ to ____________.
What is west to east?
Weather caused by a drop in air pressure.
What is cloudy and rainy?
Fair weather clouds.
What are cumulus clouds?
Weather cause dby a stationary front.
What is rainy?
Weather you would expect to follow a cold front.
What is clear skies and colder temperatures?
Most responsible for the movement of weather across the U.S.
What are the prevailing westerlies?
This typically changes every 24 hours at the beach.
What is the direction of the wind?
Rainy day clouds.
What are stratus clouds?
A violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land.
What is a tornado?
Weather to expect along a cold front.
What is stormy weather?
The Gulf Stream's effect on NC's coast.
What is it causes milder winter temperatures?
The cause of different areas of high and low pressure air masses.
What is uneven heating of the Earth's surface?
How clouds form,
What is condensation of water vapor around dust particles in the upper atmosphere.
The dry side of a mountain caused by the rain shadow effect.
What is the leeward side?
The reason the coast of NC gets less snow than the mountains.
What is the Gulf Stream?