The Atmosphere around You
This is the force of the column of air that presses down on us due to gravity
Air pressure
Name a stage in the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation (Transpiration and Respiration are also accepted)
This is the boundary between two air masses
What is a front?
This type of scientist studies and predicts the weather
Who is a meterologist?
Types of this term are hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, and thunderstorms
What is a storm?
This is most of the composition of the air
Nitrogen
Name two other types of precipitation than rain
(Ex: Rain droplets, mist, drizzle, hail, sleet, snow)
This front is where warm air is trapped between two cold masses and precipitation forms afterwards
What is an occluded front?
Temperature, air pressure, precipitation, the sky, humidity
A dome of water that sweeps across the coast while a hurricane travels
What is storm surge?
Name one way thermal energy is transferred
Radiation, Conduction, or Convection
The two things that provide energy that process the Water Cycle
Sun and Gravity
This air mass happens on land in a hot a humid environment
What is a continental tropical air mass?
What is one tool meteorologists use to predict the weather?
Weather balloons, computer modeling, weather stations, weather satellites
What is one condition necessary for a tornado to occur?
1. A cool, dry air mass collides with a warm, moist air mass
2. The ground heating up due to the absorption of sunlight
The higher you go in the air, the pressure ____
decreases
The temperature at which condensation begins
Dew Point
Name three type of severe weather that happens when air pressure decreases
thunderstorms, strong winds, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc
If a weather map has a purple line alternating of triangles and semi-circles on the same side, what front is it showing us?
What is an occluded front?
What causes the electrical charges of a thunderstorm?
The friction of when the air mass collide with one another
If lots of ash and dust was suspended in the air, we wouldn't get any of this.
Sunlight
This condition is required for condensation to occur
A solid particle must be present for the vapor to condense around
If there is a cold front above us, what weather should we predict?
Wind and rain, sometimes thunderstorms and tornadoes
When looking at a map, this helps us to understand and predict wind patterns
Isobars
Is this a weather watch or warning:
It looks like the ground is warmer than usual due to absorbing sunlight! Be prepared, because it looks like a tornado is coming soon...
What is a weather watch?