the average weather conditions of a place or reason
What is climate?
100
the meating place between air masses
What is a front?
100
The best guess before something happens.
What is forecast?
200
The force put on a given area by the weight of air above it.
What is Air Pressure?
200
It is a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator.
What is Latitude?
200
An ongoing movement of ocean water
What is a currernt?
200
it is the spark when electry in a thurnder head discarges
What is lightning?
200
Scientist who specializes in the study of Earth's atmosphere and weather.
What is meteorologist?
300
This layer of air in the atmospere that covers the greatest distance.
What is Thermospere?
300
Winds that blow between 30 degree north latitude and 30 degree south latitude.
What is Trade Winds?
300
A current that carries cold water to the equater
What is the California Current?
300
any storm with a low pressure that causes a curcial patteren of winds
What is a cyclone?
300
It shows the weather in a specific area at a specific point in time.
What is Weather Maps?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is Humidity?
400
These winds blow steadily in predictable directions and over long distance.
What is Global Winds?
400
The weather pattern that causes damage in countries around the pacific ocean. convection of heat across the pacific changes the weather around the world.
What is ENSO?
400
a big bluge of water in the ocean is called this
What is a storm surge?
400
This radar detects the speed and direction of clouds and rain.
What is doppler radar?
500
The pressure is about 760 millimeters.
What is Atmosperic pressure at sea level?
500
The uneven heating of the earth causes the air to be heated and moves around causing this.
What is the cause of winds and air currents?
500
when the cold current sinks and does not push the cold water up to the surface. this causes a change in weather conditions.
What is El Nino?
500
When an area of low pressure is air is surrounded by a higher pressure of air is called this
What is a low pressure closure?
500
This is caused by temperature differences between air masses. These are highter than any mountains or buildings. so there is nothing to slow them down. sometimes the winds can exceed speeds of 240 km per hour.