Weather Flashcards
Which has a greater density salt water or fresh water?
Salt water
Which has a greater density, cold water or warm water ?
Cold water
The earth heats unevenly because of it’s_________
Shape
How would you describe the air in the equatorial regions of the earth?
Warm , moist , low density air
What are 3 global wind patterns from the equator?
Polar eastery , westerly , trade winds
What does a cold front look like ?
Shark teeth
What does a warm front look like?
Semi circles
What things have to occur to form a tornado?
Warm moist air
Cold dry air
Warm dry air
Tornado alley is found in this part of the United States?
Central part of the United States
Describe how a hurricane is formed?
Forms over Africa , big thunderstorm in the Sahara desert, low mass, trade winds blow it to the US.
Air moving up from the Gulf of Mexico is?
Warm&moist
Least energy to greatest
Liquid solid gas
Gas
Liquid
Solid
The ultimate source of energy on the earth is from the ___?
Sun
When CFC’s attack our ozone what happens?
CFC comes in contact and breaks it in half
What brings bad weather?
Low atmospheric pressure