Atmosphere & Water Cycle
What does air pressure measure?
WEIGHT or PRESSURE of the atmosphere on the Earth
What do you call a cloud that produces rain and lightning?
A THUNDERSTORM
On which layer of the atmosphere can you find all clouds and weather?
TROPOSPHERE
If you increase the temperature of a gas, what happens to its density?
It DECREASES as the molecules spread out
A warm air mass is categorized as what type of air mass?
TROPICAL
What type of electromagnetic radiation is filtered out by the ozone layer?
UV or ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
Florida is a peninsula which is one of the storm capitols of the world. What is the main reason for most of Florida's storms?
SEABREEZE
What type of precipitation occurs when raindrops freeze, melt and then refreeze over and over again at updrafts blow them up and down within a cloud.
HAIL
What type of pressure system brings clear, sunny weather with few clouds?
HIGH PRESSURE
What type of weather condition is common to all types of fronts?
CLOUDS
What is created when soil and rocks beneath the Earth's surface are washed away by moving water?
A SINKHOLE
What do we call a violent, tropical rotating storm?
HURRICANE, TYPHOON or CYCLONE
What clouds are most indicative of a thunderstorm?
CUMULONIMBUS or THUNDERHEAD
If the pressure on a gas is increased, what happens to the volume of the gas?
It DECREASES as the gas molecules are compressed
A moist air mass is classified as what type?
MARITIME
In which part of the water cycle is endothermic?
EVAPORATION
What two things are happening during the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
UPDRAFT of warm moist air and DOWNDRAFT of cool air and precipitation
The ocean currents around the Earth travel in circular patterns as opposed to traveling in straight lines. What is the most likely reason for this?
CORIOLIS EFFECT
Which way does air blow in a high pressure system? Be thorough and specific.
DOWN and OUT in a CLOCKWISE direction
What type of front is represented by a line of red semicircles on a weather map?
A WARM front
Florida sits on a layer of rock made up of shells and the skeletons of dead animals that easily erodes or dissolves away. What is this rock known as?
LIMESTONE
What are the three ingredients for a thunderstorm?
MOISTURE
LIFT
UNSTABLE AIR
What do we call an underground layer of rock, soil or other sediment that contains water?
AQUIFER
What would happen to the readings or measurements on a barometer if a storm was approaching?
they would get LOWER or FALL
Which type of front is most likely to produce violent storms and squall lines?
COLD front