Show:
Misc.
Wind
Heat
Clouds
The Water Cycle
100
The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place is called-
weather
100
Winds are caused by-
warm air following cold air
100
What is the average motion of molecules called?
temperature
100
How is a cloud formed?
When water vapor condenses on dust or salt particles in the air.
100
What 5 processes are included in the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, transpiration, precipitation and runoff
200
What are the Doldrums?
An area area around the equator where the winds die out.
200
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is called-
wind
200
When molecules/particles move faster, what happens to the temperature?
it increases.
200
These clouds are wispy, feathery clouds
cirrus
200
Where does most evaporation occur and why?
on the ocean, because there is more ocean than land.
300
Why is there more solar energy at the equator?
it receives more direct sun rays.
300
Winds are measured by-
speed and direction
300
What type of heat transfer drives weather, and describe it.
Convection is the transfer of energy where cool air sinks and warm air rises.
300
These clouds are puffy, white and look like cotton balls
cumulus
300
What drives the water cycle?
the sun
400
What is an isobar?
Lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal pressure.
400
What type of instrument measures wind speed?
an anemometer
400
During convection, how do warm and cold air move?
warm air rises and cold air sinks
400
What are the 4 types of clouds?
cirrus, cumulus, cumulunimbus, stratus
400
What are four forms of precipitation?
rain, sleet, snow and hail
500
What is included on a weather station?
temperature, wind direction and air pressure (barometric pressure)
500
What is the Jet Stream
Global winds that blow from west to east.
500
What are 3 types of heat transfer?
conduction, convection and radiation
500
Which type of clouds form in flat layers, in low levels and cover most of the sky?
stratus
500
What is the definition of the water cycle?
a continuous process of water movement from ocean to air to land and back to the ocean