Weather Predictions
Jet Stream, Gulf Stream, and Winds
Front Facts
Weather Tools
Weather Patterns
El Niño and La Niña
100
If there is low pressure in an area what will the weather be like
Cloudy, warmer air, stormy
100
Which affects the coast of North Carolina, causing it to receive less snow than the rest of the state during the winter?
The Gulf Stream
100
The shape used for a cold front
What is a triangle
100
A tool used to measure the temperature of air
What is a thermometer
100
The direction that weather patterns move in the United States?
What is west to east
100
Where do El Niño and La Niña begin?
In the Pacific Ocean
200
If there is a high pressure system coming into the area, what weather would you experience?
Clear skies
200
Which of the following actions causes wind?
a. rotation of Earth on its axis
b. movement of air from water to land
c. uneven heating and cooling of Earth's surface
d. air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun
C
200
A curved red line with semi circles on it
What is the symbol for a warm front
200
A tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is an wind sock or weather vane
200
James observes a barometer on a clear day. The barometer shows that the air pressure is quickly dropping. What weather will most likely result from the drop in air pressure?
cloudy and rainy
200
El Niño occurs when there are ___________ than normal temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
Warmer
300
A warm front is coming in, what kind of weather are you about to experience?
Warmer temps, rain
300
The diagram shows the movement of air. Which factor is MOST responsible for the movement of the air shown?
a. uneven heating of the air
b. imbalance in organisms breathing the air
c. sunlight getting blocked by the land
d. different levels of liquid in the air
A.
300
Describe how a stationary front looks
Curved line with blue triangles and red half circles
300
A tool used to measure the speed of the wind
What is an anemometer
300
An air mass over a tropical ocean (would be)
What is warm and moist
300
El Niño occurs when trade winds become ________.
Weaker
400
A cold front is coming in. What weather are you about to experience?
Storms, cooler temps
400
The map shows the average position of the jet stream in the winter. What weather condition will city A most likely experience?
colder than normal temperatures.
400
The type of front that forms when three air masses of different temperatures meet
What is an occluded front
400
A tool used to measure the air pressure
What is a barometer
400
Which describes how winds blow during the day near the ocean?
Colder air over the ocean moves toward the warmer air over the land.
400
La Niña occurs when there are _______ than normal temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
Cooler
500
Which weather pattern has the most influence on the weather in NC?
Prevailing Westerlies
500
Someone who studies weather
What is a meteorologist
500
How do meteorologists know what weather is coming by looking at a front
fronts bring the weather that is behind them
500
Multiple weather tools are sent to the stratosphere with this
What is a weather balloon
500
Which change in weather conditions would most likely affect wind speed?
change in air pressure
500
La Niña occurs when trade winds become _________.
Stronger