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Global Winds
Transfer of Heat
Atmosphere/weather
Water Cycle
Storms
100
Movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
What is Wind?
100
What are the three ways heat can be tranferred
What is conduction, convection, and radiation?
100
The state of the atmosphere at a specific time.
What is weather?
100
Step in the water cycle that returns water to the atmosphere
What is evaporation
100
violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground.
What is a tornado?
200
Moving air and water appear to turn to the left in the southern hemisphere and to the right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's Rotation.
What is Coriolis Effect?
200
Transfer of energy through contact
What is conduction?
200
The amount of water vapor compared with the amount that it can hold. Its usually in a warm climate.
What is relative humidity?
200
Water in the atmosphere comes mainly from
What are oceans
200
A large low pressure system that forms over warm ocean water,has strong winds and heavy rains
What is a hurricane?
300
Winds that are responsible for much of the movement of weather across North America?
What are Prevailing Westerlies?
300
transfer of energy through space
What is radiation?
300
The point where the air is saturated and condenstation forms. An example would be a soft drink that leaves a wet ring on the counter
What is dew point?
300
The energy source that powers the water cycle.
What is the Sun
300
A front that is responsible for violent storms.
What is an occulded front?
400
Narrow bands of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere pushing from the west to the east?
What is the Jet Stream?
400
The transfer of heat causing warm air to rise and cold water to sink.
What is convection currents?
400
Rain, Sleet, Snow & Hail
What is Precipitation?
400
In order for precipiation to occur on Earth, water from oceans, lakes, & rivers must undergo which step of the water cycle.
What is evaporate?
400
when air heats and expands rapidly, then cools quickly and contracts creating a sound wave.
What is thunder?
500
The movement of air from sea to land during the day
What is a SeaBreeze
500
A student climbs the stairs in her house on a summer day and notices that it is much hotter upstairs than downstairs. One word that explains this
What is convection currents.
500
The result of heat, Earth's water, and air.
What is weather?
500
Clouds form when water vapor in the air undergo what step in the water cycle?
What is cool and condenses?
500
The build up of positive and negative electrical charges in clouds that causes a spark.
What is lightning?