Water
What is the process when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
How does wind travel near mountains durning the day?
Valley breeze
What is the weight of air called?
Air pressure
Name the tool that measures wind speed.
What is a front
Where two air masses meet.
How is an area's temperature affected by its location near a body of water?
Water heats and cools slower than land.
How does wind travel near the mountains at night?
Mountain breeze
What direction does air move?
Name the tool used to measure air pressure.
Barometer
What weather usually results from a cold front?
heavy rain and thunderstorms
What is water that falls to the ground called?
Perception
How does land travel near the sea during the day?
Blows into shore, sea breeze.
What type of weather is associated with low pressure?
Stormy
What instrument is used to measure wind direction?
Wind Vane
What type of weather results from a warm front?
rainy conditions followed by warm clear skies.
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
humidty
How does wind blow near sea at night?
Blows towards the sea, sea breeze
What type of weather is associated with high pressure?
Clear skies
What are the characteristics of E' Nino?
Warm pacific waters, wetter in the South
What does the Jet Stream do?
It separates cold air masses from warm air masses.
What is the process when producers (plants) release water into the air?
Transpiration
What causes wind?
The uneven heating of the earth's atmosphere
What is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity called?
Air mass
What are some characteristics of La Nina?
Cool pacific waters, drier and milder winters in the South.
What is the Gulf Stream?
Warm currents that start at the tip of Florida and travel up the east coast.