Science 11/12/25

Question 1

As elevation increases, what happens to pressure

Answer 1

It decreases

Question 2

Thermometer

Answer 2

meseures temp

Question 3

Sling psychrometer

Answer 3

meseures dew point temp

Question 4

Barrometer

Answer 4

meseures pressure

Question 5

Rain Guadge

Answer 5

Amount of rain

Question 6

Amometer

Answer 6

Wind speed

Question 7

wind vane

Answer 7

Direction of wind

Question 8

What kind of air can hold the most water vapor

Answer 8

warm air (hummitity = warm)

Question 9

What is saturation

Answer 9

The amount of water vapor that we held

Question 10

What is dew point temp

Answer 10

The temp the air is when the air is saturated.

Question 11

As temperature increases humidity ______

Answer 11

Decreases

Question 12

As temp decreases, humidity _________

Answer 12

Increases

Question 13

When does condensation happen

Answer 13

When air cools down below dewpoint temp (the air cant hold on to access water vapor) (condensation occurs)

Question 14

What does condensation happen on

Answer 14

condensation nuclei

Question 15

what is condensation nuclei

Answer 15

dust particles

Question 16

Why is the wet bulb always lower then the dry bulb

Answer 16

Because of the cooling effect of evaporation

Question 17

why does warm air rises and cool air sink?

Answer 17

Warm air has more water vapor, therefore less dense and rises. If the air is moving up, the weight of the air is less (low pressure)

Cool air has less water vapor, therefore making it less dense and sinking. If the air is sinking, then the weight of the air is more (high pressure)

Question 18

What direction does wind blow

Answer 18

High pressure to low pressure

Question 19

What is sea breeze?

Answer 19

Occurs during the day, air over land is warmer and air over water is cooler. sea(high) to land (low)

Question 20

What is land breeze?

Answer 20

occurs during the night- air over land is cooler and air over water is warmer. blows from land(high) to sea(low)

Question 21

What pressure does participation occur

Answer 21

low pressure(wet)

Question 22

Clouds form at what pressure

Answer 22

low pressure(humid)

Question 23

Cold front

Answer 23

• when a cold air mass moves into a region occupied by warm air
• due to its density cold air acts like a snow plow and pushes warm air up
• warm air cools quickly and releases precipitation
• Strong storms but short lived over several hours

Question 24

Warm front

Answer 24

• When a warm air mass moves into a region occupied by cold air
• due to its density, warm air gradually flows on top of cold air
• warm air cools slowly to a dew point and slowly releases precipitation

– gentle storms but long lived after several days

Question 25

Occluded front

Answer 25

• When a warm air mass is caught in between two cold air masses
• a combinaiton of a cold front uniting with a warm front
• Wair air squeezed upward and reaches a dewpoint
• String and gentle storms produced over several days

Question 26

Stationary front

Answer 26

• cold air mass and warm air mass not interacting directly but sliding past one another in opposite directions
• no participation produced