The majority of the water on Earth comes from these bodies of water.
What is "oceans"
100
What does "cP" stand for?
What is "continental polar"
100
Clouds form in this process of the water cycle
What is "Condensation"
100
What is a cold front?
What is "when a cool air mass meets a warm air mass and because it is more dense pushes the warm air up"
200
This instrument is used to measure air pressure
What is "Barometer"
200
Liquid turning to Gas
What is "evaporation"
200
Go to the map and circle an air mass around the United States that would have these qualities: Warm, Wet
What is "over an ocean, close to the equator"
200
This type of cloud means "layers"
What is "Stratus"
200
What is a warm front?
What is "when a warm mass of air meets a cool mass of air and because it is less dense, slowly pushes the cool air mass while steadily rising over it"
300
Cool and dry is associated with what type of pressure?
What is "High Pressure"
300
The change of gas(water vapor) into a liquid?
What is "Condensation"
300
What is an air mass?
What is "an extremely large area of air where all conditions are the same throughout it. An air mass will have an effect on the environment where it's located"
300
This type of cloud means fair weather, but they can also produce light rain or snow showers
What is "Cumulus"
300
What type of weather would be expected where a cold front is happening?
What is "thunderstorms"
400
The equator has this type of pressure
What is "Low Pressure"
400
T/F: The water cycle has to start with evaporation?
What is "False"
400
What is it called when air masses collide?
What is "a weather front"
400
What happens when water vapor in the air cools?
What is "it condenses onto dust and other tiny particles, and a cloud or fog forms"
400
Yesterday in City A it was 40 degrees Fahrenheit, today it is 46 degrees Fahrenheit, and tomorrow it is forecasted to be 55 degrees Fahrenheit. What type of front is going through City A?
What is "warm front"
500
What way does air pressure flow
What is "From High to Low"
500
What layer of the atmosphere does condensation and weather occur?
What is "The Troposphere"
500
Where do warm moist air, and cool dry air masses often meet?
What is: "Iowa"
500
What causes water vapor in the air to be cooled?
What is "On clear nights, the surface of the Earth cools quickly and cools the air near the ground;
when air rises, it cools;
when air moves from a warm place to a cool place, it cools."
500
On Monday it was partially cloudy in City A. On Tuesday there was a thunderstorm, and on Wednesday it was partially cloudy and cooler than the previous days. What type of front went through?