The water cycle
Name the water cycle in order
(starting at evaporation)
Evaporation, Transpiration , condensation , Precipitation
what is the color of an occluded front on the weather map ?
PURPLE
what air cells contain the highest pressure points ?
The polar cells
what is the cloud wall of a tornado made of ?
Abrupt lowering of rain free cumulonimbus clouds
what is the eye of a hurricane made up of ?
calm low pressure winds
what is transpiration ?
the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.
what is the color of a warm front on a weather map ?
RED
where is the lowest pressure point of air on the earth
The Equator
what are the inflow bands in a tornado made up of
Ragged bands of low forming cumulonimbus that extend from the main storm .
what is the eye wall of a hurricane made up of ?
heavy cumulonimbus clouds and the most dangerous part of a hurricane
what are the forms of precipitation ?
Snow, rain , hail , sleet , ice
What is the color of a stationary front on a weather map ?
Red and blue
Which cell of air is closer to the polar cell ? the hadley cell or the farrell cell
The Farrel cell
what is a tornado ?
a violent rotating storm shaped like a funnel extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
what are the rain bans made up of ?
the top of a hurricane were the rain is formed
True or False , Most evaporation happens over the Ocean
True
what is the color of a cold front on the weather map ?
BLUE
How many hadley cells are there ?
TWO hadley cells
what are the dangers of tornadoes ?
strong winds , funnel clouds , hazardous things flying in the air
what does it take to make a hurricane ?
-low pressure
-warm water above 80 degrees farienhiet
-moist ocean air
-tropical winds near the equator
True or false can we live with out the water cycle ?
False
A cold front is associated with high or low pressure ?
High Pressure
how many polar cells are there ?
TWO polar cells
what is a beavers tail ?
a smooth flat cloud band that extends from the eastern end of the storm
what are the dangers ?
heavy rain
hail
lightning
winds
flooding
storm surges