Fill in the blank:
As you go higher in the atmosphere the ai pressure ________.
What is Lowers, decreases
100
The horizontal movement of air is called?
What is Wind
100
What are the two scales to measure temperature?
What is Fahrenheit and Celsius
100
What weather instrument is used to measure temperature?
What is Thermometer
100
What does a rain gauge measure?
What is rain
200
Fill in the blank:
Fast moving air usually has ________ pressure
What is Low Pressure
200
Winds that blow over short distances. EX: Sea Breezes and Land Breezes.
What is Local winds
200
During the temperature around the room lab what major impact on temperature where we testing?
What is location
200
What is the weather instrument used to measure wind speed and direction?
What is Anemometer
200
How did the horse latitudes get its name?
What is At the horse latitudes there is little wind causing sailors to not move running out of food and water. Leading to sailors dumping the horses over board.
300
Fill in the blank
Warm air is _________ dense and will __________.
Cold air is ________ dense and will _________.
What is Less, rise, more, sink
300
Winds from specific directions that blow over a long distance. These types of winds are caused by the difference of heating of the poles and equator.
What is global winds
300
The Earth's surface materials such as water, soil, sand etc. do not affect our temperature. True or False
What is False
300
What is the weather instrument used to measure air pressure?
What is Barometer
300
What is the meandering “river of air” in our upper atmosphere. Winds here blow hundreds of miles per hour.
What is Jet Stream
400
Fill in the blank:
______pressure always wants to go to ________ pressure
What is High, Low
400
Fill in the blank:
All wind is caused my the _______ heating of the Earth which also causes differences in ________.
What is uneven, air pressure
400
Between Soil and water which earth material heated up at a faster rate?
What is Soil
400
What is the unit used to measure atmospheric pressure?
What is Millibars
400
What are the lines on a map called that connect the same atmospheric pressure.
What is Isobars
500
Fill in the blank:
________ pressure usually bring sunny weather where ______ pressure usually brings cloud weather.
What is High, Low
500
The way the Earth's rotation makes wind curve is known as what affect?
What is The Coriolis effect
500
After the sun goes down which Earth material is going to stay the warmest the longest. Sand or Soil?
What is Sand
500
What does a Hygrometer measure?
What is Humidity/ moisture content
500
Look at this image where is the high pressure system located and where is the low pressure system located?
What is Low pressure where the warm air is rising, High pressure to the side- cooler, comes in and takes the place of the warmer air.