Heat
What temperature does water freeze at in celsius?
0
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
What are the two location characteristics of air masses?
Continental and Maritime
What are the three types of fronts?
Cold, Warm, Stationary
What are the two sides of a mountain?
Leeward and Windward.
Which way does heat energy flow?
From warmer to colder.
Give an example of conduction.
Heat going through anything solid.
Name the three environmental characteristics of air masses.
Tropical, Polar, Arctic
What are the symbols for each front?
Cold- Triangle, Warm- Half circles, Stationary- Both
What side of the mountain has the rain shadow?
Leeward.
What are the three types of temperature?
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin
Give an example of convection.
Heat going through liquid or gas.
What is the air mass closest to Maine?
Maritime Polar
What type of weather happens when a cold front meets a warm front?
Heavy rain and violent thunderstorms.
Describe the landscape of the windward side of a mountain.
Lush greenery.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object or substance is what?
Temperature
Give an example of radiation.
Heat in an empty space.
What ends of the earth is the Arctic and the Antarctic?
Arctic-Top, Antarctic-Bottom
What type of weather happens when a warm front meets a cold front?
Steady rain/snow for hours.
What pattern happens with annual rainfall in Oregon?
Leeward side gets less rainfall than the windward side.
Define thermal equilibrium.
Heat goes from a warmer area to a colder area until they reach the same temperature.
What is a conductor and an insulator? Explain and give an example of each.
Conductor- Lets heat travel through, Kettle
Insulator- Keeps heat in or out, Thermos
What are the 6 major types of air masses?
Maritime Tropical, Maritime Polar, Continental Tropical, Continental Polar, Maritime Equatorial, Continental Arctic/Antarctic
What happens at a stationary front?
Clouds and light rain for days.
What was the annual rainfall in inches in Salem, Oregon?
39