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Clouds
Pressure Systems
Streams, Nino/Nina
Winds
Water Cycle
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Clouds that form low to the ground, grayish horizontal layers.
What are "Stratus Clouds"
100
The pressure system associated with blue triangles along a line that appear as "teeth".
What is "high pressure system"
100
A narrow band of air that travels as a powerful about 8 miles above the Earth's surface.
What is "Jet Stream"
100
Define wind.
What is "The movement of air."
100
List the 4 stages of Water Cycle.
What are "Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Run Off."
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The type of weather stratus cloud produce.
What is "Light mist or drizzle".
200
When a high pressure system replaces a low pressure system, what weather results?
What is "cooler, less humid weather".
200
When waters in the Eastern Pacific are noted to be .4 degree Celsius cooler.
What is "La Nina"
200
Which winds are responsible for weather moving across the Pacific to Atlantic in the United States.
What are "Prevailing Westerlies".
200
As heat increases, which step in the Water Cycle speeds up?
What is "Evaporation".
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Large, billowy "puffy" clouds.
What are "Cumulus"
300
When a warm front moves into an area, what type of weather would you expect to observe?
What is "light precipitation, then clear when the front is gone."
300
What are some of the ecological effects of El Nino in North America?
What is "drought, ice storms, flooding depending upon geographical location."
300
Explain why the wind direction shifts from day to night at the coast.
What is "During the day, air over the land is warmer than air over the sea so wind moves from high pressure (sea) toward low pressure (land) making a sea breeze. Sun sets and land loses heat more quickly than water and the pressure systems switch, causing air to blow from the land to the sea, creating a land breeze."
300
When heat is reduced, which part of the Water Cycle can be observed?
What is "Condensation".
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Clouds that are "stacked" high and associated with thunderstorms.
What is "Cumulonimbus"
400
What pressure system is usually associated with a spring thunderstorm?
What is "low pressure".
400
Explain what the Gulf Stream is: where it comes from and travel path.
What is " A warm ocean current that moves from the Gult of Mexico to the tip of Florida and up the Eastern Coast until crossing the Atlantic."
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What determines the direction air masses flow across the US?
What is "Rotation of the Earth".
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Why are low pressure systems associated with precipitation?
What is "Low pressure is warm air, which is less dense than cold air and rises. As air rises, it cools and "condensates" to form clouds, which later result in precipitation."
500
Cirrus cloud are high, wispy cloud made up of mostly....
What are "ice crystals"
500
What type of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
What is "clear, sunny skies"
500
One effect of El Nino, La Nina is a drought. What is a drought?
What is " a period of time of months or years without adequate water (precipitation)"
500
Due to the Coriolis Effect, explain the movement of high pressure systems in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is "High Pressure systems move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and Counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Similarly, low pressure systems move counterclockwise in the north and clockwise in the south."
500
How can cloud coverage affect the temperature of an area? Specifically!
What is "Clouds reflect sunlight, resulting in cooler temperatures."