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What type of symbol does a cold front bring? 

Blue with triangles. 

100
Air moving in a specific direction is called what?
Wind
100

Weather refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific _______ and _______.

Weather refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific TIME and PLACE.

100
Heated air is more or less dense than cooler air?
Less Dense
100


Everything in Earth's system can be placed into one of four major subsystems called "spheres." What are the 4 spheres?



"geosphere" (rocks/land), "hydrosphere" (water), "biosphere" (living things), and "atmosphere" (air).

200

Does a cold front bring: fair weather, hot weather, dangerous weather, or light rain?

Dangerous weather (winds become gusty, heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning)

200
What happens to warm, expanding air?
It rises
200
All energy on Earth comes from?
The sun
200
What happens to cooler, denser air?
It sinks
200
ALL of the water on the Earth is called what?
Hydrosphere
300

Does warm front go over or under cold air mass?

 A warm front go OVER a cold air mass?

300

Wind always moves from areas of _______ pressure to areas of ________ pressure.

Wind always moves from areas of HIGH pressure to areas of LOW pressure.

300
The _____________ of Earth's surface causes weather.
Uneven heating
300
Air moving from the ocean to the beach is called what?
Sea Breeze
300
The state change from liquid to gas is called:
Evaporation
400

Do warm fronts move faster or slower than cold fronts?

Warm fronts move SLOWER than cold fronts.

400
When in a day does a land breeze occur?
At night
400
Weather is contained in what layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
400
This transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules from one part of a material to another is called what?
Convection
400
Clouds are formed through which process in the water cycle?
Condensation
500

How to stationary fronts form?

What is cold front stays still with warm front.

500
Moving air and water appears to turn to the right north of the equator and to the left south of the equator due to what effect?
Coriolis Effect
500
A high pressure region occurs over the _________ during a land breeze.
Land
500
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
Rotation of Earth
500
What are the 4 types of precipitation?
Rain Snow Sleet Hail