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What is the relationship between air pressure and elevation?
As elevation increases air pressure decreases
Why would Pamela decide to end her bike ride when she sees cumulonimbus clouds
A thunderstorm is likely coming
This Local wind moves from the land to the sea
Land Breeze
The Coriolis Effect is caused by the ____________ of the Earth.
What is the rotation?
Air moves from areas of ____________ pressure to areas of ____________ pressure.
Hight ----> Low
How does the sun contribute to weather patterns
The sun provides energy to evaporate water into the atmosphere
These Global Winds occur between 60 and 90 degrees
Polar Easterlies
This type of local wind moves from sea to land
Sea breezes?
What is the composition of the atmosphere
Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen 21%, Carbon Dioxide <1%
These lines represent and connect points of equal atmospheric pressure.
Isobars.
What type of precipitation most often forms when a warm front occurs?
Light Rain
What direction do the Polar Easterlies move
From East to West
Cold air _____________ because it is ____________
Sinks, more dense
Which type of weather would a cold front most likely bring to North Carolina?
Stormy
In which direction do global winds move in the Northern Hemisphere
They curve to the right
What direction do the Prevailing Westerlies travel
From West to East
The Coriolis Effect causes both ___________ and _________ to curve
What are gases and liquids?
Warm air _________ because it is _____________
Rises, Less dense
What occurs when cold and warm air masses push against each other, with little to no movement, for a long period of time?
A stationary Front
What direction do the trade winds move in
From East to West
The unequal heating of the Earth and differences in air pressure
What type of clouds are big, fluffy, and cotton-like
Cumulus Clouds