meterorology

Question 1

what’s a gas vs vapor

Answer 1

Gas: in this state, H2o is at ambient temp. Vapor: in this state it is not

Question 2

hurricanes form from what

Answer 2

over summer months, when moist warm air rises over equatorial oceans, coriolis effect causes air to spin, low pressure center is fed by high pressure air

Question 3

water is most dense at what temperature

Answer 3

4°C

Question 4

what is the kinetic molecular theory

Answer 4

solid is more dense than a liquid a liquid is more dense than a gas and vice versa

Question 5

what is the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado

Answer 5

a funnel cloud doesn’t touch the ground but a tornado does

Question 6

what are the tornado stages

Answer 6

horizontal movement in lower atmosphere is due to change in air direction and wind speed, up drafts, area of rotation 2-6 miles wide

Question 7

lightning formation

Answer 7

Ice molecules collide cause friction and electron buildup

Question 8

why does steam cause worse burns than water

Answer 8

when the steam touches your skin it condenses and releases heat energy into your skin

Question 9

adiabatic cooling wet vs dry

Answer 9

wet 5-6°/1000m

dry 10°/1000m

Question 10

high pressure systems

Answer 10

cool air sinks, goes down

Question 11

correct order of thunderstorm formation

Answer 11

warm air rises, cools releases heat energy, cloud rises and freezes at top, up drafts keep water droplets in cloud, it hangs over once it hits the stratosphere and makes that weird shape, downdrafts form creating precipitation

Question 12

correct order of cloud formation

Answer 12

warm air rises from earth, warm air cools as it rises, cool air condensed into a liquid, condensation releases heat, water droplets converge to get larger

Question 13

Bergeron process

Answer 13

cold cloud precipitation causes water to freeze upon contact with surface in air

Question 14

localized convection

Answer 14

area with low specific heat capacity and the heat rises and then goes back down

Question 15

convergence lifting

Answer 15

wind in coming from the seas and hits land and has no where to go but up

Question 16

orographic lifting

Answer 16

when air moves up over a mountain and cools as it moves up over the wind warm side of the mountain

Question 17

cold frontal lifting

Answer 17

when a cold front meets a warm front and and the warm front goes over the cold front and creates storms

Question 18

warm frontal lifting

Answer 18

when a warm front meets a cold front and the warm front goes over and cold front and creates clouds but no storms

Question 19

go look over your chart!

Answer 19

woohoo

Question 20

what is the correct order of pond freezing

Answer 20

cold wind blows over the water, warm water leaves the pond, once hat happens the colder molecules sink, satisfaction pond

Question 21

where are hurricanes

Answer 21

north of the equator, clockwise

Question 22

where are typhoons located

Answer 22

northern hemisphere, clockwise

Question 23

where are cyclones located

Answer 23

southern, counter clock wise

Question 24

cumulus cloud

Answer 24

fluffy

Question 25

stratus clouds

Answer 25

make a cluttered layer

Question 26

mammatus clouds

Answer 26

look like cow udders

Question 27

shelf clouds

Answer 27

look like a bowl can be confused with tornadoes

Question 28

wall cloud

Answer 28

part that comes down and a funnel cloud comes out of it