Atmosphere &

Weather

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Severe Storms

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Climate

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The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time

and place.

What is weather?

Measures atmospheric

pressure.

What is a barometer?

A device with rotating cups that measures wind

speed.

What is an anemometer?

Uneven heating of Earth causes

these.

What is global winds?

The Coriolis effect refers to a change in direction caused by

this.

What is rotation?

The amount of water vapor in the air.

What is humidity?

The layer of the atmosphere

where all weather occurs.

What is the troposphere?

The solar energy that reaches

Earth’s surface.

What is insolation?

The high-altitude wind that blows

from west to east over the U.S.

What is the jet stream?

A low-pressure system will arrive tomorrow. The

weather will be...

What is warm and rainy?

A tool used to show the weather in a

specific area.

What is a weather map?

The meeting place between two air masses.

What is a front?

This forms over a warm area of

water and will be warm and humid.

What is an air mass?

Name the three types of clouds.

What are: cirrus, cumulus, and

stratus?

This is how clouds form.

What is: Clouds form as water vapor particles are

carried higher in the atmosphere and they

become colder. The water vapor particles lose speed and get closer together.

Then they condense around tiny particles of dust,

forming clouds.

A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with high

winds.

What is a tornado?

Tornadoes begin to form inside of

these.

What is a thunderhead?

Heavy snowfall combined with blowing snow result in this.

What is a whiteout?

This is the name of the center of

the low-pressure area, found in the middle of a

hurricane.

What is the “eye”?

Explain how tracking severe storms help

people.

What is: tracking allows meteorologists to predict how

severe a storm will be and where is it likely to affect people. This

helps people prepare for the storm or leave the area before it hits.

A kind of storm that includes

high winds and snow.

What is a blizzard?

Any storm with a low-pressure center that causes a circular

wind pattern.

What is a cyclone?

The noise of thunder is

caused by this.

What is rapid expansion of air?

Huge waves in the ocean that

cause a bulge of water in the

ocean.

What is a storm surge?

This type of storm only forms over large bodies of warm water.

What is a hurricane?

Constant movement of ocean water.

What is a current?

Every two to seven years a

change in weather

conditions causes heavy

rains and storms in North and

South America.

What is El Nino?

Carries warm water from near the

equator toward the poles.

What is the Gulf Stream?

Name three things that affects the

climate of a city.

What is: ocean currents, mountain

ranges, and altitude?

Name the three main climate zones on

Earth and describe each zone.

Tropical climate zone: near the equator, receives the most insolation from the sun, high temperatures, heavy precipitation

Temperate climate zone: north and south of the equator, warm summers, cool or cold winters, can get all types of precipitation

Polar climate zone: near the north and south poles, short summers and long cold winters, not much precipitation