Ch. 3

Question 0

It always moves from an area of _______ pressure to an area of _________ pressure

Answer 0

High to low

Question 1

What is it if different air pressure causes air to move

Answer 1

Wind

Question 2

As the air heats up at the equator it expands and _________

Answer 2

Rises

Question 3

As the air rises it begins to cool down in the ____________

Answer 3

Atmosphere

Question 4

As it cools it condenses into something we see called _________

Answer 4

Clouds

Question 5

These clouds usually form ________ and thats why we have green __________

Answer 5

Storms and rainforests

Question 6

As the moisture is released cooled air starts to get heavy and _________ back down to the surface of the planet

Answer 6

Sinks

Question 7

If this air has very little moisture, it sinks and heats up to form _________

Answer 7

Deserts

Question 8

_________ winds are winds that come from the same direction all the time

Answer 8

Prevailing

Question 9

From which way does our weather come from

Answer 9

West

Question 10

Where do our winds come from

Answer 10

West

Question 11

The prevailing winds in the US are called ________

Answer 11

Westerlies

Question 12

Historical explorers from ________ would use these trade winds to take them from their continent to ____________ in order to search for gold, land, and __________

Answer 12

Europe
Carribean/S America
Trade

Question 13

What happens when NE tradewinds and westerlies collide.

Answer 13

They get caught up in a storm

Question 14

Where do hurricanes usually start

Answer 14

Western coast of Africa

Question 15

As the hurricanes cross the __________ ocean then they may start to gather energy from shallower and warmer water found in the ____________ and even later in the deeper ____________

Answer 15

Atlantic
Carribean sea
Gulf of Mexico

Question 16

During the summer lake michigan keeps Chicago __________

Answer 16

Cool

Question 17

During the winter lake michigan keeps chicago __________

Answer 17

Warm

Question 18

Water takes longer to __________ then __________

Answer 18

Heat

Cool

Question 19

When it takes longer for water to heat then cool, then it balances the temp of the land close by. What does lake michigan take place as?

Answer 19

The great equalizer

Question 20

Tropic of cancer

Answer 20

Summer - warmer 23.5 degrees s

Question 21

Tropic of capricorn

Answer 21

Winter 23.5 degrees N

Question 22

Daylight savings

Answer 22

Is used for saving energy

Question 23

Weather

Answer 23

Atmospheric conditions at a given time

Question 24

Climate

Answer 24

Average weather which is a pattern throughout time

Question 25

Equinox

Answer 25

Same amount of day and night and occurs first day of spring and fall

Question 26

What does air pressure make

Answer 26

Wind

Question 27

High pressure

Answer 27

Sinking air

Question 28

Low pressure

Answer 28

Rising air because it has unstable conditions, which kind of means a lot of rain

Question 29

Coriolas effect

Answer 29

What makes the winds slightly curve and makes hurricanes rotate

Question 30

Doldrums

Answer 30

There are no winds there by the equator

Question 31

Water heats and cools more slowly then ________

Answer 31

Land (great equalizer)

Question 32

Ocean currents

Answer 32

They change temperatures and effect weather. Like the north atlantic drift, really thisocean current impacts climate in europe

Question 33

Windward side

Answer 33

The side that has wind pushing up on mountains to create clouds and to create moist/wet conditions

Question 34

Leeward side

Answer 34

Is very dry, because the mountain blocks all the moisture which creates deserts

Question 35

What is the most dangerous kind of disaster

Answer 35

Tornadoe, because of the wind speed

Question 36

What kind of starts a hurricane

Answer 36

Moisture rising creates low pressure, and winds move from high to low pressure which increases speed of a hurricane

Question 37

What happens after the hurricane is about to form

Answer 37

The moist air rises to create unstable weather conditions, which creates low pressure, which increases speed of wind

Question 38

What happens during the hurricane

Answer 38

All the low pressure zones are getting sucked up into the eye (all the winds get sucked in), since air travels from high to low pressure

Question 39

How do winds travel

Answer 39

High to low pressure

Question 40

What is the orographic effect

Answer 40

It is when warm, moist air is blown upwards due to mountains. When it rises, it cools and clouds form, if it gets cool enough it can cause rain

Question 41

Rotation

Answer 41

Causes day and night

Question 42

What is the earths revolution

Answer 42

It is 365.25 days which gives us a year

Question 43

The earths ______ causes the earth to be heated unevenly creating _________

Answer 43

Tilt | Seasons

Question 44

When we experience summer what is it like in the southern hemisphere and why?

Answer 44

It is winter, because the suns rays are hitting us while they are far away from the southern hemisphere

Question 45

What latitude zone do we live in

Answer 45

Mid

Question 46

What area did sailors fear getting stuck in

Answer 46

Doldrums

Question 47

What is precipitation

Answer 47

When rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from above

Question 48

What is the first day of summer

Answer 48

June 21

Question 49

What is the first day of winter

Answer 49

Dec 21

Question 50

When is the first day of fall

Answer 50

September 23

Question 51

When is the first day of spring

Answer 51

March 21

Question 52

What is the mediterranian climate like and wher is one location

Answer 52

Warm and dry with a little rain in the winter- greece

Question 53

Where in the us can you find a humid subtropical climate and what is it like

Answer 53

Florida-very dry and warm

Question 54

Where would you find a marine west coast climate in the US and what is it like

Answer 54

Washington-very humid and rainy

Question 55

Where is the humid continental climate in us and what is it like

Answer 55

Illinois- has all four seasons

Question 56

Where do you find highland climates

Answer 56

Mountains

Question 57

Subarctic. Where do you find and how is it like

Answer 57

Very cold- russia, alaska,canada

Question 58

Highland. Where is it and how is it like

Answer 58

Mountains, and colder

Question 59

Steppe- where is it and how is it like

Answer 59

Next to deserts- a little bit of rain

Question 60

Desert- where is it and how is it

Answer 60

30 degrees north and south of the equator

Question 61

Tropical savanna. Where is it and how is it

Answer 61

Next to humid tropical and very humid and rainy and has a dry season

Question 62

Humid tropical. Where is it and how is it

Answer 62

Tropics, and very rainy (rainforests)

Question 63

Midnight sun

Answer 63

When you live north of the arctic circle and the rays hit you during the summer solstice and the sun is still out at midnight. It lasts for about 3 months.