Meteorology Castle Learning

Question 1

what’s the dew point percentage where there is condensation

Answer 1

100

Question 2

the coriolis effect causes moving air and water to deflect where

Answer 2

to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere

Question 3

when do the heavy monsoon rains affecting southeast asia occur

Answer 3

summer, when winds blow from the ocean

Question 4

equatorial pacific trade winds weaken during el niño conditions when air pressure

Answer 4

rises in the western pacific and falls in the eastern pacific

Question 5

what kind of weather accompanies the passage of a cold front

Answer 5

severe weather

Question 6

near which two latitudes are most of earths dry climate regions found

Answer 6

30 degrees north and 30 degrees south

Question 7

are the sub tropical jet streams in the upper or lower troposphere

Answer 7

upper

Question 8

summer monsoon rains normally occur in india when

Answer 8

there is low pressure pulling moisture in from the indian ocean

Question 9

how do thunderstorms form

Answer 9

convection currents cause cumulus clouds to become taller, resulting in more energy in the clouds than in the surrounding air