Winds
When does a sea breeze occur?
during the day
what weather tool measures temperature?
thermometer
Which type of air pressure do clear skies indicate?
HIGH pressure
large puffy clouds, bring fair weather
cumulus clouds
Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August?
Winter
Which best explains why a nearby body of water tends to make local temperatures milder?
Water gains and loses heat more slowly than land.
what does a barometer measure?
air pressure
Which best explains why weather across the United States continually changes?
the movement of high and low air pressure masses
Which type of clouds are called fog when they are near the ground?
stratus
What is the gulf stream?
an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States
Land heats up faster during the day than water does. As the beach gets warm during the day, it heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cool air from the ocean is pulled in to replace it. So, air flows from the ocean to the land. At night, the land cools faster than the ocean. What most likely happens to the air at the beach at night?
The air flows from the land to the ocean.
what does a hygrometer measure?
humidity
What happens to the temperature when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass?
temperature rises
Which type of weather would most likely accompany dark nimbostratus clouds?
steady rain showers
What is an effect of La Niña on North Carolina’s summer weather?
decreased rainfall
Which describes the direction of polar easterlies?
east to west
If you wanted to collect precipitation, what tool would you use?
rain gauge
How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?
the weather would become clearer
Why is it important to know the different types of clouds?
Clouds can indicate the type of weather that will occur.
Explain the difference in rotation and revolution
Rotation is the way Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.
what kind of winds do we experience in North Carolina?
prevailing westerlies
What are the two tools used for measuring wind?
Anemometer - wind speed
Wind Vane - wind direction
As a high pressure system moves closer to North Carolina, from which direction will the winds most likely begin to blow?
North
Which type of cloud is associated with days of light, continual rain?
stratus
When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?
rainy and windy