What Causes Weather?
During the day, the land is hotter than the sea. What kind of breeze would we have?
Sea breeze
What are jet streams often compared to?
Rivers of air
What is the name of the ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to England?
Gulf Stream
What is the process called when heat is added to a liquid and it becomes a gas?
evaporation
True or False: Droughts never happen in Florida because it is humid here.
False
Happy
What can you expect the temperatures to be like South of the jet stream?
warmer than average
What is expected to happen if the ocean current is warm?
Move evaporation/more clouds
What is the process of a gas turning into a liquid?
condensation
What causes wind?
The uneven heating of Earth
In a low pressure system, air will (RISE or SINK)
Rise
What can you expect temperatures to be like North of the jet stream?
Cooler than average.
Why do ocean currents curve?
The Coriolis Effect
transpiration
What causes an El Nino event?
Warmer than average ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much total it can hold is called...
Relative Humidity
What would cause a jet stream to move faster?
A greater temperature difference
Why are some ocean currents warmer than others?
They are distributing heat from the equator
What is it called when a gas becomes a solid?
deposition
True or False: Tornadoes are predictable and you have plenty of warning so you can prepare for one.
False.
The temperature at which water vapor is saturated and can no longer absorb any more is called....
Dew Point
Jet streams are affected by the location of high and low pressure systems, the season of the year and the ______________.
temperature
Why are some ocean currents cooler than others?
They are moving cool water from polar regions.
What is it called when a solid becomes a gas?
sublimation
What makes a hurricane so dangerous?
Sustained winds of over 74mph can cause damage to structures or cause flooding or death.