Air Related With Earth

Question 1

Barometer measurees what

Answer 1

Air pressure

Question 2

What does falling air pressure means

Answer 2

Stormy weather

Question 3

What are global winds affected by

Answer 3

Earth rotation and temperture differences between regions

Question 4

What is the coriolis effect

Answer 4

The curving of winds due to earth rotation

Question 5

What does relative humidity measures

Answer 5

The amount the moisturein the air compared to how much it could hold

Question 6

When air becomes satured..

Answer 6

Dew point

Question 7

How fast sound travel in air

Answer 7

1100 ft/sec

Question 8

What are the terms for a tropical cyclone ?

Answer 8

Atlantic: hurricane
Australia: willy willy
Indian ocean: cyclone

Question 9

What is the main cause of damage in hurricanes

Answer 9

Flooding

Question 10

What effect does warm ocean currents have on nearby land

Answer 10

It warms land

Question 11

Anemometer measures air volume?

Answer 11

False, it measures wind speed

Question 12

How are tornadoes rated

Answer 12

By their wind speed

Question 13

What happens when a warm front meets a cold front

Answer 13

The cold air sinks below the warm air

Question 14

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to space

Answer 14

Exosphere