Air that rises and is less compacted creates this pressure.
What is low pressure
100
This process involves water changing from a gas to a liquid phase.
What is condensation
100
Frozen raindrops.
What is hail.
100
In a thunderstorm, this is the term for warm air that rises.
What is an updraft
100
The ribbon of very fast-moving winds high over our heads that pushes weather systems across the globe.
What is the jet stream.
200
A large body of air (2 words)
What is an air mass.
200
This type of cloud means "layer."
What is a stratus
200
Fronts typically travel in this direction.
What is west to east.
200
A bright spark of light that occurs because of a difference in charge within a storm cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and Earth's surface.
What is lightning.
200
The curving of airflow between the poles and equator due to Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis Effect
300
This breeze occurs when a warm breeze blows from land to sea.
What is a land breeze
300
The cloud root word that means "rain"
What is nimbus
300
If this type of front moves in, you will likely see mild, spread out precipitation, as well as an increase in temperature and humidity. On a map, it's symbol is a half moon.
What is warm front.
300
A system of rotating winds around a low-pressure center that extends downward to create a funnel cloud.
What is a tornado.
300
Surface wind currents that move a little bit (30 degrees) above and below the equator.
What are the trade winds
400
Winds blow from _____ pressure to _____ pressure.
What is high to low pressure.
400
For a cloud to form, you need these two changes.
What is a change in temperature and pressure
400
This type of precipitation occurs when air near the ground gets cooled and some water vapor condenses
What is dew.
400
The hurricane classification that is least damaging.
What is tropical depression.
400
The surface wind currents that form closest to the poles.
What are the polar easterlies
500
During this type of breeze in the daytime, air over land rises while air over the sea sinks. Give the type of breeze (sea or land) and where the pressure is low.
What is a sea breeze and low pressure over land
500
This percentage of cloud cover is called "broken."
What is 75%
500
This type of weather is associated with high pressure.
What is clear, sunny weather.
500
This will likely occur if you have warm, deep ocean water PLUS warm, moist air high above sea level PLUS wind from the same direction.
What is a hurricane.
500
The imaginary horizontal lines that tell you how far you are from the equator.