Weather Patterns
Name 4 severe weather types
tornado, hurricane, thunderstorms, blizzards, floods
Name the 6 climates on earth.
Tropical, Dry, Temperate marine, Temperate continental, Polar, Highlands
What is climate?
long term average weather conditions in one specific area
What type of clouds cause thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
What layer is the ozone located?
Stratosphere
What front forms when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass but neither move
stationary
Which climate is covered in ice and snow
Polar
Name 3 factors that affect temperature
latitude
altitude
distance from water
What clouds are icy and wispy?
cirrus
What layer contains clouds?
Troposphere
What air mass forms when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses?
Occluded
Which climate has year round heat and heavy rainfall and includes rainforests?
Tropical
What so prevailing winds carry?
warm, moist air or cool air over land
Which way do the winds curve in the Northern Hemisphere?
Right
What layer can you see aroras?
Thermosphere
What's a cold front?
When cold air moves under warm air forcing warm air up.
Which climate is humid and mild winters?
Temperate Marine
Marine climate has what kind of weather
warm winters, cool summers
Which way do the winds curve in the Southern Hemisphere?
Left
What layer can you find meteors?
Mesosphere
What's a warm air front?
brings warm humid air and moves slowly
The dry climate has ________ regions also called deserts.
Arid
Name 3 factors that affect precipation
prevailing winds
mountains
seasons
What is it called when the earths rotating global winds follow a curved path forming what?
Coriolis Effect
Name the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to the earth to furthest away.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere