a large body of air with roughly the same tempature and humidity throughout.
What is an airmass
100
a region experiencing air pressure significantly greater than the surrounding atmosphere.
What is high pressure system.
100
Based on the map on page 147, what are the weather conditions like southern Idaho?
What is it is probably cloudy and rainy weather.
100
You leave a bowl of room temperature water and a bowl of room temperature soil out in the sun. After 20 minutes which bowl will have the higher temperature.
What is the soil will be hotter because land heats up more quickly than water.
100
A weather forecast says that a high pressure area will soon move into your area. If the skies are currently overcast, what will happen as the high pressure area moves in.
What is C, the skies will clear up.
200
The force of air molecules pressing on a surface.
What is air pressure
200
the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity.
200
water that runs over the land to waterways being neither absorbed into the Earth nor evaporated into the air.
What is run off
200
You bring the two bowls inside. After 20 minutes which bowl will be warmer.
What is the water because it releases heat more slowly.
200
In the U.S, in which direction do prevailing wind patterns tend to move.
What is B, west to east.
300
The border between a mass of cold air moving to replace warm air.
What is cold front.
300
high speed winds above the surface of Earth, caused by cold polar air meeting warm equatorial air.
What is jet stream.
300
the boundary between a mas of warm air moving to replace cold air.
What is warm front.
300
Imagine that the weather in your area is currently warm and sunny. the weather forecast says a low pressure system will move in your area. What type of weather is mos likely coming.
What is cloudy and rainy weather.
300
What is the name of the boundary between two air masses of differing temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
What is A, front
400
the phase change in which a gas changes to a liquid
What is condensation.
400
a region experiencing air pressure significantly lower than the surrounding atmosphere.
What is low pressure system.
400
the process by which water evaporates from the surface of the Earth by the sun's energy and later cools and condenses into precipitation to recycle the water and begin the cycle again.
What is water cycle.
400
What is a cold front?
a mass of cold air moving to replace warm air.
400
Which phase change is an example of water absorbing heat energy.
What is B, an ice cube melts.
500
the phase change in which a liquid turns to gas.
What is evaporation.
500
water that falls to Earth in various forms such as rain, snow, or hail
What is precipitation.
500
short term changes in atmospheric condition.
What is weather.
500
Based on the map on page 147, what are of the country most likely has sunshine an no clouds.
What is Califonia
500
What is the primary cause of Earths weather systems.
What is C, the uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun.