Atmosphere

Question 0

Air pressure is the _____ of the ____ of a column of ___ pushing down on an area

Answer 0

Result, weight, air

Question 1

The atmosphere is_______

Answer 1

Heavy

Question 2

Closer to earth=______

Answer 2

More air pressure

Question 3

Farther from earth=______

Answer 3

Less air pressure

Question 4

Example of the closer to earth you are, the more air pressure

Answer 4

A stack of books

Question 5

Heat is a major______ in our weather

Answer 5

Factor

Question 6

Heat that is in weather comes from

Answer 6

The sun

Question 7

Air temperature is measured using a

Answer 7

Thermometer

Question 8

Thermometers work because

Answer 8

Liquids expand when heated, and shrink when cooled

Question 9

The earth is heated by________

Answer 9

The suns rays

Question 10

The air above the earth is warmed by

Answer 10

Earths surface

Question 11

Warmer air rises=_____

Answer 11

Low pressure

Question 12

Cool air sinks

Answer 12

High pressure

Question 13

Wind=

Answer 13

Horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

Question 14

Winds are caused by

Answer 14

Differences in air pressure

Question 15

Global winds blow from a

Answer 15

Specific direction over long distances

Question 16

Warm air rises at the ____ and cold air sinks at the ____

Answer 16

Equator, poles

Question 17

Air blows from the _______ toward the _____ and from the _____ to the ______

Answer 17

Equator,poles,poles,equator

Question 18

What is it called when air blows from the equator to the poles and from the poles to the equator?

Answer 18

Convection current

Question 19

Because of earths rotation

Answer 19

Global winds do not blow straight up and down from the equator to the poles and back

Question 20

Winds are_____

Answer 20

Curved

Question 21

In the northern hemisphere, wind…..

Answer 21

Turns toward the right

Question 22

In the Southern Hemisphere, wind…..

Answer 22

Turns toward the left

Question 23

The Coriolis effect is

Answer 23

The way earths rotation makes wind curve

Question 24

The _____ effect and other ______ combine to produce areas of ____ winds

Answer 24

Coriolis factors calm

Question 25

The doldrums are

Answer 25

Near the equator where the wind doesn’t blow.

Question 26

What did sailors do about the doldrums? And why

Answer 26

The avoided it so they wouldn’t be stranded

Question 27

The Coriolis effect causes

Answer 27

Jet stream

Question 28

Jet stream is located

Answer 28

10 km above earths surface

Question 29

What are jet streams

Answer 29

Bands of high speed winds

Question 30

In which direction do jet streams blow

Answer 30

W to E

Question 31

In which way does jet streams move

Answer 31

N and S in a wavy path

Question 32

The Coriolis effect also causes

Answer 32

The preceding westerlies and the polar easterlies

Question 33

What two things play an important role in weather

Answer 33

Prevailing westerlies and polar easterlies

Question 34

Where does the prevailing westerlies and polar easterlies meet?

Answer 34

Polar front

Question 35

The ____ of __ and __ air along the polar front has a major effect on weather.

Answer 35

Mixing warm cold