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chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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What is convergent lifting?

A

low P, rising on a cloud

**ex.) ITCZ, Lows(cyclones)

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What is Convectional Lifting?

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Warm Air Rising up

**ex.)dark surfaces,wild fires

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What is lifting condesation?

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When warm air rises, to cloud joins it, then goes back down. Cycle Repeats

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What does Orographic Lifting produce?

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Rain in windward side
Rain shadow in leeward side
chinook winds on leeward side

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For Orographic Lifting, what is on the left side?

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Windward Side
Rain

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6
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For Orographic Lifting, what is on right side?

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Leeward Side
“rain shadow”
“chinook” winds

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7
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What are the two types of Frontal Lifting?

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Cold Fronts
Warm Fronts

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8
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Describe Cold Fronts

A

Blue triangles
forces warm air up
400km

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9
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Describe Warm Fronts

A

Red Semi-Circles
Warm Air moves up, over cold
1000km

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10
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Source Region=?

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Large,flat,homogenous

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Define Air Masses?

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homogeneous body of air that takes the temp and moisture

***taken by SOURCE REGION

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12
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What is a good source region?

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Ocean,deserts,plains, tropics, artic

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What is a bad source region?

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mountains
midlatitudes

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14
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What are the different types of humidity?

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m = maritime
c = continental

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15
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What are the different types of Temp?

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A = Artic
P = Polar
T = Tropical

***E= eqatorial ; AA = Antartic

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16
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How does an Occluded Front look like?

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The blue triangles are facing up.
Red Starts first

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17
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How does a stationary front look like?

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Blue Triangles are facing down
Red starts first

18
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Define cyclone?

A

Area of Low P with converging and rising air

19
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“Wave” Cyclones are called like that bc?

A

They travl westerly across US in waves

20
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How many stages does a midlatitude cyclone develop?

A

4

21
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Describe the Midlatitude Cyclone

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1.) Cyclogensis( started as a stationary front)
2.) Open Stage
3.) Occluded Stage(cold front caugh up)
4.Dissolving Stage (area is warm)

22
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What are the types of Severe Weather?

A

thuderstroms
tornadoes
tropical cyclones

23
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Where do thunderstroms develop?

A

wamr/moist air
along cold fronts
orographic lifting

24
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What are the three stages of thuderstroms?

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1.) develop(cumulus)
2.) mature (precipation starts)
3.) dissipating

25
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Hailstones, describe?

A

Strong warm air rises, cools downs goes to back. Hail Shower

26
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Describe tornadoes?

A

form in severe thunderstorms
100m of diameter
winds up tp 300mph
45-55 mph speed
path length 7m

27
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FujitaScale

69%

A

Weak

28
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Fujita Scale

29%

A

Strong

29
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Fujita Scale

2%

A

Violent

30
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Describe tornado Formation

A

Top- Strong Wind
spinning along horizontal
bottom- weaker wind

31
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Where do the tropical cyclones happen?

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Tropic of Cancer & Capricon

32
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How do Tropical Cy. form?

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Easterly Waves
5-30 degrees
*No warm/cold fronts
*No differing air masses

33
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What are easterly waves?

A

“Bumps” in Trade Winds

34
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Describe Easterly Wave?

A

Convergence
*Rising Air
* Thuderstorms

35
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Where do Hurricanes most occur?

A

Atlantic
east pacific

36
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Where do typhoons occur?

A

west pacific

37
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where do cyclones occur?

A

indian ocean
south pacific

38
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Describe Hurricanes?

A

100-600 diameter
last ~1 week
move 10-25 mph
Strong Low P
Forms in tropics (26.5degrees)
Die over land or cool ocean

39
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describe the featues of hurricanes?

A

inward rising air
eye is driest part(weak air)
eye 10-25 diameter

40
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What are the impacts of Hurricanes

A

Flooding
High Winds
Tornadoes(weak can form)
Strom Surge(rise of sealevel water)

PLANET EARTH EXAM I (7 decks)

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