Air Masses
What air mass is shown by red half circles.
Warm Front
What are the three main steps in the water cycle
What are three human causes of climate change
Burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, and producing food (cows)
What is meteorology
The study of weather and climate
Bishop's Favorite Color
Black, like his soul.
What air mass is shown by blue triangles
A cold Front
What do you call the process of when water evaporates from plants.
Transpiration
What are three natural causes of Climate change
Changes in sun, volcanos, caron dioxide.
What is the difference between Weather and climate
Weather is day to day temp. and climate is overtime
Bishop's old school name
Gem Prep
What is the definition of air mass
A mass of air that travels across land bringing in temperature and humidity
What is a water reservoir
Where water is stored
What does the atmosphere have to do with climate change
The atmosphere traps in hot air and causes climates to change
How do latitude and altitude effect the climate
Latitude- the warmer toward middle of earth
Altitude- Distance above sea level
Bishop's middle son's Name
Asher
What air mass is shown by blue triangles and red half circles
A stationary front
What are the 6 types of Earth's water Reservoirs
Ground water, soil, rivers/streams, Ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere.
What is the Greenhouse Effect
When hot air gets trapped inside the atmosphere causing everything to heat up more.
Warm air goes toward______ and polar air is brought toward the _______
1.poles 2.equator
Bishop's Favorite Food
Bar-B-Que
What air mass is shown by purple half circles and triangles
Occluded Front
What two forces drive the water cycle
Solar energy andgravity
Why is venus the hottest planet
Because venus has the thickest atmosphere so all the heat gets trapped in
What causes temperature inversion
Created from a cold front when cooler air is aloft creating inversion
Bishop's Favorite #
22