Pressure & Density
What is density?
The amount of stuff in an object
What do we call anything that falls from the clouds?
Percipitation
What causes the wind to blow on Earth?
Pressure is moving from high to low
What is pressure?
The amount of stuff pressing on the walls of its container
What do we call water turning into a gas and entering the air/atmosphere?
Evaporation
What kind of weather does a HIGH PRESSURE system bring?
Clear skies, light wind, sunny
If object A is less dense than object B, which one will rise above the other?
Object A, because its less dense
What do we call water vapor that cools off and forms clouds?
Condensation
What kind of weather does a LOW PRESSURE system bring?
Lowsy weather (windy, cloudy, rainy)
Why does heat rise?
It's less dense
What drives the water cycle?
The sun
What kind of pressure system are we experiencing in FoCo this week?
Low pressure
Why does cold fall?
It's more dense
What do we call it when "plants sweat" and release their water back into the air?
Transpiration
When everything catches on fire in the summertime, what kind of pressure system do we typically have?
High pressure