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What process of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
How do warm ocean currents affect weather?
They can increase temperatures and humidity, leading to more precipitation.
What is it called where two air masses meet?
Front
What tool measures air pressure?
Barometer.
What is El Nino?
a climate pattern representing an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean which is linked to impacts on weather and climate patterns around the world.
What powers the water cycle?
Sun
What role does the Gulf Stream play in North Carolina's weather?
It brings warm water from the tropics, affecting climate and weather patterns.
A curved line with red half circles on it is the symbol for a ?
Warm front
What tool is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
The global wind that affects the weather in the U.S.
Prevailing westerlies.
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of?
Precipitation
Name one way that hurricanes can be influenced by the ocean.
Warm ocean waters can provide energy for hurricanes to grow stronger.
The weather forecast indicates that the weather will be turning cold very quickly with the chance of a tornado. What type of front would cause this?
Cold front.
What cloud is a sign that the weather will change?
cirrus
What type of air mass is above the jet stream?
cold air mass
What do the words maritime, continental, polar, and tropical mean?
Wet (humid), dry, cold, and warm.
How can ocean temperature changes affect coastal weather?
Changes in ocean temperatures can influence rainfall and storm patterns.
This symbol is used on maps for cold fronts.
triangles
How can we tell if a region is experiencing a season change?
By observing changes in temperature and weather patterns.
What kind of weather does La Nina bring?
Drier temperatures or droughts
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus
What air pressure is at the equator and why?
Warm air rises at the equator (low pressure). Cold air sinks at the poles (high pressure).
Warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
Warm front.
What type of cloud looks like a blanket covering the sky and can mean rain may happen?
Stratus
Narrow bands of winds at the top of the troposphere and the bottom of the stratosphere that travel from west to east?
Jet stream