General
What are the four elements of Climate?
1. Temperature
2. Precipitation
3. Atmospheric Pressure
4. Wind
Definition: Horizontal movement of air.
What device is used to measure Temperature?
Thermometer. Celsius or Fahreneheit.
How is Atmospheric Pressure measured?
Barometer measured in milliibars.
At the equator what type of pressure is permanent?
Permanent low pressure
Definition: Weight of a column of air in a place.
Atmospheric Pressure
What device is used to measure Precipitation?
Rain gauge or Pluviometer. Millimeters or liters per square meter.
What device is used to measure Wind?
Anemometer in kilometers per hour or meters per second.
What three things do weather maps show?
Locations of anticyclones, depressions, and weather fronts.
Definition: The amount of heat in the air
Temperature
What are the three factors that influence Temperature?
1. Latitude
2. Altitude
3. Distance from the Sea
What two factors influence atmospheric pressure?
Altitude and Air Temperature.
Name one type of important wind pattern on Earth.
Trade winds, west winds, or polar winds.
Precipitation
What are the factors that influence precipitation?
1. Latitude
2. Altitude and Terrain
3. Distance from the Sea
What are areas with a higher than average atmospheric pressure called?
Anticyclones
Every 100 meters above sea level the temperature drops by how much?
0.6C
Definition: Areas of contact between two air masses with different characteristics. Both cause precipitation as they pass.
Fronts
What are the three types of latitudinal thermal zones (temperature differences across Earth)?
Torrid, Temperate, and Frigid.
What is the device called that measured which direction the wind is blowing?
Weather vane