Vocabulary
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Lift causes the air to ___________.
rise
What does an H and L on the weather map mean?
High Pressure and Low Pressure
When the air is less dense what is the temperature like?
Warmer
The more dense the air is the __________ the air pressure
Higher
What is thermal energy?
Heat
What happens to the humidity in the air during a storm?
Increases
On a weather map, what color indicates cloud cover?
Gray and white
When it is more dense outside what is the temperature like?
Colder
What's the name of Mrs.McCurrie's dog?
Rascal
Gas changes to liquid. How clouds form.
What are the two conditions that determine if it will rain or snow?
Temperature and humidity.
What color is precipitation on a weather map?
Green, yellow, or orange
When warm air rises, rises and condenses what happens next?
they form clouds and rain
Draw what a cold and warm air mass would look like.
Mrs. Mercado Judges
What is evaporation?
When liquid changes to a gas.
If there is a high pressure system near by what type of weather would you expect?
Clear and Dry
Describe how warm and cold fronts are drawn on a weather map.
Warm: red with triangles
Cold: Blue with half circles
What happens when a warm front and a cold front meet?
and instability occurs and a storm forms.
What is Mrs. Mercado's favorite place to eat?
Chipotle!
What is Equilibrium?
When two air masses blend together and reach the same temperature.
When their is a low pressure system what type of weather would you expect.
Cloudy and rainy.
The greater the difference of _______________ and _____________ of two colliding air masses, the more unstable the atmosphere and more likely a storm will develop.
Temperature and pressure
If a cold and a warm front meet what will the temperature be the next day?
Cold, the cool air sinks.
What are the three main types of clouds?
Cirrius, Stratus, and Cumulus