What layer of the earth is the hottest?
Inner core
Whats the difference between weather and climate
The time. Weather= short term Climate=Long term
Define Climate
The year by year average variation (change) in the atmospheres condition over a LARGE AREA.
Define air mass and air front
Air mass: Air Masses are large bodies of air that have the same temperature and humidity (water vapor) throughout.
Air front: The boundary where different air masses meet/collide
Where are maritime and continental air masses formed?
Maritime are formed over water
Continental are formed over land
Troposphere
What type of cloud forms when there is severe weather?
How do scientist determine the climate?
Take the average of daily weather over long periods of time.
What are the 4 types of weather fronts?
Cold, Warm, Occluded, Stationary
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What does humidity mean?
How much moisture is in the air
What type of heat transfer happens in liquids and gasses?
Convection
What are all the climate factors
Elevation, Latitude, Ocean currents, proximity to water, prevailing winds and mountains
Why is it important to study climate
-predict weather patterns
-look for any changes
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What causes weather?
Unequal heating of earth
Maritime Polar air masses will bring what type of weather
Wet and cold
In what layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
The Troposphere
What type of severe weather can form from severe thunderstorms?
tornado
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Tell me about the temperate zone.
Variety of Climates here!
Regions closer to oceans vs. Regions closer to large land masses.
What is the main factor that influences a regions climate?
Latitude
What is being modeled?
Cold air front
What is a person called who studies fossils?
Paleontologist
What do all severe weather events have in common?
Warm air rising.
Tell me about the polar zone
Polar Zone
Very cold here!
Two distinct subregions are found here
Ice Cap and Tundra
What word means DRY and HOT air?
Continental Tropical
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How many types of air fronts are there? What are they called?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
What is the main gas found in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
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What is being modeled?
Warm air front
What is being modeled?
Occluded Front
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How are weather and climate similar?
they both happen because of unequal heating
What happens when a tropical (warm) and a Polar (Cold) air masses collide to make an air front? Why?
They do NOT mix because Cold air is heavy, has high pressure, and high density and Warm air is light, has low pressure, and low density. Warm air rises and cold air sinks.
What are the 7 important lines of latitude?
30S, 60S, 90S, 0, 30N, 60N, 90N
0 = equator
What type of severe weather has to have winds up to 74mph to be classified as severe weather?
Hurricanes
Why is it warmer at the equator and cooler at the poles?
Direct sunlight vs. indirect sunlight
What latitude will have a warmer climate
10s
What is the greenhouse effect? Why is it important? What can we do to help stop this increase?
The greenhouse effect is when a layer of gases in the atmosphere absorbs heat from the Earth to keep it warm. It is important because without it, the Earth would be too cold to live on. We are adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and warming the planet too much.