Weather

Question 1

water and weather

Answer 1

water can absorb or release substantial quantities of heat without any significant change in temperature

Question 2

specific heat (heat capacity)

Answer 2

very high, water takes a long time to heat up

Question 3

latent heat

Answer 3

energy released or absorbed during change of state

Question 4

calorie

Answer 4

unit of energy

Question 5

what is humity

Answer 5

amount of water in the atmosphere, a measure of the amount of moisture in air

Question 6

which can hold more water warm or cold air

Answer 6

cold air

Question 7

relative humidity

Answer 7

amount of water point relative to the max can be held

Question 8

dew point

Answer 8

straturation point of atmosphere.

Question 9

atmospheric pressure

Answer 9

decreases with increasing altitude, local variation related to density,

Question 10

cold dry air

Answer 10

sinks and compresses

Question 11

high pressure rotates which way

Answer 11

clock wise

Question 12

low pressure rotates which way

Answer 12

counter clock wise

Question 13

warm moist air

Answer 13

rises and expands

Question 14

lower the pressure =

Answer 14

bad weather

Question 15

why does the wind blow

Answer 15

air moves from high to low pressure, always moves from high to low pressure, widely spaced circles from the west

Question 16

atmospheric circulation

Answer 16

southern hemisphere deflected to left, northern hemisphere deflected to right

Question 17

parts of atmospheric circulation

Answer 17

circulation cells, wind bands, polar easeries, westerlies, trade winds,

Question 18

weather systems track from

Answer 18

the west/ to east, because of westerlies

Question 19

why do weather patterns track from west to east?

Answer 19

westerlies

Question 20

why do tropical storms track from east to west?

Answer 20

following the trade winds

Question 21

air masses

Answer 21

changes in weather are the result of interaction between moving air masses, source area and temperature.

Question 22

martime and continental

Answer 22

most interesting weather

Question 23

air masses change from

Answer 23

temp, topography

Question 24

front

Answer 24

boundary between moving air masses

Question 25

cold front

Answer 25

heavy rainfall, weather changes for the worst, on a weather map has teeth, moves faster

Question 26

warm front

Answer 26

light rainfall, redline, half circle, warm air behind, cold air front

Question 27

continental polar and maritime tropical air mass

Answer 27

most weather system in us are this type

Question 28

what influences where storm systems track?

Answer 28

jet stream, curvature

Question 29

jet stream

Answer 29

strong, focused, high altitude winds, follow westerly winds. west to east

Question 30

curvature

Answer 30

get weather, curves up and down

Question 31

down curvature

Answer 31

cyclonic circulation, low pressure, counter clockwise

Question 32

up curvature

Answer 32

anticyclonic cirulation, high pressure, clockwise

Question 33

thunderstorms

Answer 33

happen during summer, cold fronts produce super cells, latent heat, as it rains out it loses energy

Question 34

3 stages of Thunder storm

Answer 34

cumulus, mature, and dissipating

Question 35

mature

Answer 35

rain dissipating

Question 36

what causes lighting?

Answer 36

strong up drafts, strong down drafts, up and down drafts pass each other and friction happens. cause electrostatic charges to separate

Question 37

pilot leader

Answer 37

negative charge goes towards the ground, electrical discharge

Question 38

how does a tornado happen

Answer 38

cold front produces super cells, jet stream moving along cold front, extreme pressure gradinets,

Question 39

3 stages of tornado

Answer 39

early, updraft, and tornado

Question 40

updraft

Answer 40

bringing in air from all over friction starts to create vortex

Question 41

spin

Answer 41

funnel cloud

Question 42

Types of air masses

Answer 42

cA, cP, cT, mP, mT

Question 43

air masses

Answer 43

identified by the temp and moisture characteristics of the underlying surface

Question 44

midlatitude cyclone

Answer 44

large center of low pressure with an associated cold front and often a warm front. frequently accompanied by abundant precipitation. moves counter clockwise

Question 45

front

Answer 45

boundary from one air mass and another

Question 46

study page

Answer 46

418

Question 47

trade winds

Answer 47

two belts of winds that blow almost constantly from easterly directions and are located on the equatorial sides of the subtropical highs

Question 48

westerlies

Answer 48

winds between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude that move west to east and greatly influence weather in North America

Question 49

occluded front

Answer 49

a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft. purple line on map