Convection
Warm fronts and Cold FRonts
High and Low Pressure System
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Cool air _____, becomes ________dense, and ______
Cool air RISES, Becomes MORE Dense and, SINKS
100
Use two descriptive words to describe the AIR behind a WARM front.
What is Warm, Less Dense, More Moist.
100
What is the color letter symbol for HIGH & for LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM used on a Weather Map?
What is a BLUE capital H
What is a RED capital L
100
What is Humidity?
What is the amount of water vapor (moisture) in the atmosphere.
100
Does a High-Pressure System bring POOR or GOOD weather? Why?
What is GOOD weather.
Because air molecules are sinking because they are Cooler, drier, and more dense.
Sinking air does not allow for cloud formation and precipitation
200
What is Conduction?
What is the transfer of heat from one substance to another.
200
Use two descriptive words to describe a COLD FRONT.
What is Cold, More Dense, More Dry
200
What is Weather?
Weather is the current (temporary) condition of the atmosphere, meaning what is happening outside your window right now.
200
What is Temperature?
Whatis the measure of how hot or cold something is by movement of energy.
200
Which days likely show a LOW pressure system nearby
What is Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.
300
Which surfaces on Earth warm quickly?
What is Sand, Rocks, Pavement, Soil, Ones without much plant life?
300
Precipitation is occurring because warm air molecules are rising up and over the cold air.
300
In which direction does air move around High pressure system?
Air molecules go CLOCKWISE.
300
Describe what WIND is and what it does.
What movement of air molecules.
Wind is created because the air on earth is heated unevenly.
Warmer air (L) is LESS dense (LIGHTER) and cooler air is (MORE) dense (H).
Air wants to move from higher pressure to lower pressure.
300
Which days likely show a LOW pressure system nearby?
What is Monday, Tuesday, Friday.
400
Besides air what else on Earth experiences convection currents.
What is the Ocean.
400
Which pressure system involves SINKING air?
Which pressure system involves RISING air?
What is the pressure system involved with sinking air is High pressure.
What is the pressure system involving rising air is Low.
400
Name a couple of main weather conditions that could change drastically during a single day.
What is wind, temperatures, precipitations, cloud cover, humidity?
400
Today the weather is sunny and the skies are clear. What air pressures system moving in?
A high pressure system must have worked it way in.
400
What is the main cause of convection currents on Earth?
What is the uneven heating of Earth's surface by the Sun.
500
What is the main cause of convection currents on Earth?
What is the uneven heating of Earth's surface by the Sun.
500
The air mass that is moving in is a WARM air mass. This would be a WARM front.
500
When a LOW pressure system is nearby, expect to have ______ weather.
When a HIGH pressure system is nearby, expect to have ______weather.
When a LOW pressure system is nearby, expect to have POOR weather.
When a HIGH pressure system is nearby, expect to have weather.
500
When looking at a weather map, where does precipitation usually occur?
Precipitation usually occurs along frontal boundaries (fronts) around the area of L (low) pressure.
500
Why does the air at higher pressure move downward?
Higher pressure areas have ' cooler' air associated with them.
Cool air is more dense than warm air, so the cool air will sink downward and away from the high pressure in a CLOCKWISE fashion.