In a convection current, warm air __________, and cold air _____________.
What is rises and sinks?
This area on the globe is located at 90o latitude and is directly hit by the sun.
Where is the equator?
This is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
What is Wind?
True or False. Hurricanes form over warm oceans.
True
This catastrophic event occurs when there is little to no rainfall over an extended period of time.
What is a drought?
True or False. Warm air is less dense than cold air, which is why it rises.
What is True?
According to the map, Wyoming (WY) is currently experiencing this type of weather.
What are clear skies and dry weather?
This is what a barometer measures.
This determines what category a hurricane will fall under.
What is wind speed?
This catastrophic event occurs after an earthquake takes place in the middle of the ocean causing a massive, destructive ocean wave.
What is a tsunami?
This type of air is associated with high pressure.
What is cold air?
According to this map, this is the type of weather you can expect New York (NY) to be experiencing.
What is light rain and warm temperatures?
This is responsible for local weather changes.
A- Global Warming
B - The movement of an air mass over an area
C- Earthquake activity
D- The ocean tides
What is B- The movement of an air mass over an area
This is the area of a hurricane with the calmest winds.
What is the eye?
A destructive vortex of violent winds that can cause destruction to anything in it's path.
What is a tornado?
This type of air is associated with low pressure.
What is warm air?
According to the map, Tennessee (TN) is experiencing this type of weather.
What are cold temperatures and stormy skies?
These are the fast moving air currents high in the Troposphere where planes cruise in.
What are jet streams?
According to the map, the winds of a tropical storm travel in this direction.
What is East to West?
A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
What is a blizzard?
This is the driving force for convection currents in our atmosphere.
What is the sun?
The letter that best represents the location of a High Pressure System.
What is B?
Weather that would result in light rain that remains in the same area for days would be found at this point. (A, B, C, D)
According to the map, this point is the ideal location for hurricane formation.
An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines.
What is a flood?