Heat Energy
Radiant, Conduction, Convection
Identify the 3 factors that effect air pressure
1. Temperature
2. Water Vapor
3. Elevation
A. Wind moves ______________ to the ground
B. Current moves _____________
A. laterally
B. up and down
Water vapor
Explain how clouds form:
Water vapor rises in the air,
As it rises, it cools and condenses
That forms clouds
Radiant Energy reflects off of earth's surface and turns into ....______________, which get trapped in earth's atmosphere as heat
Infrared Rays
A. Decreases
B. Low
How are winds created? Explain
When the warm air heats up it rises, and cold air rushes in to take it's place.
What is relative humidity?
It is the amount of water vapor in the air based on the temperature of the air
A. What are the major types of clouds:
B. What weather do they bring
A. Cumulous, Stratus, Cirrus
B. Cumulous-pleasant weather; stratus clouds-cloudy/ rainy weather; Cirrus-pleasant weather, but rain is in the near future
List 2 examples of green house gases:
Carbon dioxide, methane
True or False:
Water molecules have less mass than other gases in the air
True
What are the jobs of each of these tools:
A. Anemometer
B. Wind Vane
C. Barometer
A. Measures wind speed
B. Measures wind direction
C. Measures air pressure.
A. Warm air can hold (more or less) moisture
B. When the air cools, there is (more or less) room for moisture in the air
A. More
B. Less
What does "Nimbus" mean
Example: "Cumulonimubs"
It is a type of cloud (cumulous) that is bringing rain or snow
A. As green house gases accumulate in our atmosphere, what will happen to earth's temperature over time?
B. When the entire world increases in temperature, this is known as: _______________
B. Global Warming
A. The higher you go in elevation the __________ the air pressure
B. The lowers you go in elevation the ________- the air pressure
A. Low Pressure
B. High Pressure
A. What is a sea breeze and when does it occur, is it cold or hot
B. What is a land breeze and when does it occur, is it cold or hot
A. A cold breeze from the sea, that occurs during the day
B. A cold breeze from the land, that occurs at night
When the air can't hold any more water vapor in the air, it is considered to be ____________, and what will happen
100% saturated, it will rain or snow
A. Explain how fog is formed
B. What happens to it when the land below it heats up
A. Fog is a low cloud, when moisture in the air cools, sinks and condenses, it forms a low cloud on the ground
B. When the land heats up, it causes the fog to lift.
A. What is climate change
B. Identify one way humans are causing climate change
C. How will climate change impact us over time
A. A change in global and regional climate patterns; precipitation, temperature-causing more drastic and severe/ unpredictable weather
B. Pollution, burning fossil fuels
C. Flooding, Adapt, move
How does air pressure effect weather:
High Pressure =
Low Pressure =
High pressure = sunny weather, little clouds, low humidity
Low pressure = cloudy rainy weather, high humidity
A, Identify the four fronts,
B. How long does each one last,
C. what weather do they bring
A. Cold, Warm, Stationary, Occluded
B. cold-intense rain, one day; warm-steady rain, 2 days; stationary-steady rain, 3-5 days; occluded-steady rain, 2-3 days
When you wake up in the morning and there is dew on the lawn and other surfaces, how did it get there?
*As the temperature decreased over night,
* the air become more compact,
* forcing the moisture to sink and condense out of the air and onto the lawn and other surfaces
A. What are the 5 types of precipitation:
B. What tool is used to measure precipitation
C. 10 inches of snow will equal how many inches of rain?
A. Rain, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, Hail
B. Rain Guage
C. 1 inch of rain
A. This tool is used to measure the temperature of the air?
B. What is the boiling point and freezing points in Fahrenheit and celsius
A. Thermometer
B. F- 32, 212 C-0,100
It gets absorbed by atmosphere
It gets reflected back into outer space
It gets scattered through out the atmosphere
It gets absorbed by clouds
Areas near the equator receive more direct sunlight than areas north and south of the equator
How does the wind chill effect temperature and your skin
The stronger the wind, the more it will impact temperature and cause the temperature to decrease and feel colder, and cause exposed skin to get frost bight
This tool measures the amount of humidity in the air
Psychrometer