Lesson 1
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What kind of weather does a cold front bring?
stormy, some times hazardous weather.
What kind of weather comes with low air pressure?
storms
What is a flood?
An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.
A column of air that exerts force on you.
What is Dew point?
The temperature at which water condenses.
What does the Coriolis effect do to cyclones?
Causes it to spin
What do meteorologists do?
When is tornado season?
Spring to early summer
What affects air pressure?
Temperature and gravity
What makes fog?
When air condenses close to the surface?
a cyclone has a _______ pressure center where as a anticylone has a _______ pressure center.
****Daily Double*****
low, high
What do warm ocean currents do to the air above it?
It warms it up.
When does a hurricane lose power?
When it is away from its source, warm moist air.
What causes global winds?
Convection Currents
What do you call dew when it is below freezing?
Frost
List the 4 air FRONTS
cold, warm, occluded, stationary
What does a blue line with triangle on a weather map mean? What do the triangles tell you?
Means a cold front, direction of triangles=direction of front
Does the Lake Effect affect Chicago?
no
What are the local winds called?
Sea Breezes and Land Breezes
IF a 1 cubic centimeter container held at 5* C has a max humidity of 12 grams and they measure 4 grams of what, what is the relative humidity of the container?
33.3%
List the four Air MASSES
maritime tropical, maritime polar, continental tropical and continental polar
Name a weather predicting technology.
Weather balloon
weather satellite
automated weather station
computer forecasts
What happens to the winds of a hurricane once the eye passes?
They change direction