Weather and Climate Part 2

Question 1

How do clouds form?

Answer 1

They are formed from moist air, smoke, dust particles, and lowered air pressure. Those allow air to expand and cool.

Question 2

What happens to air pressure when density, temperature, water vapor, and elevation all increase.

Answer 2

Density relates directly to air pressure so they would both be increased. The other 3 don’t relate so air pressure is the opposite so it’s down.

Question 3

Low pressure is followed by several days of rainy weather, why?

Answer 3

Low air pressure causes air masses move apart, the warm air rises and clouds form. Rain is related to water vapor so that would be increased and air pressure would be down.

Question 4

The higher you travel the ______ the air pressure gets, the lower you travel the ______ the air pressure.

Answer 4

Lower & higher.

Question 5

In the US, a southern coastal area has lower air pressure than an inland area farther north, why?

Answer 5

Areas in the south are warmer than the north, meaning the air pressure is low. Air masses are spread apart. Being on the coast increases water vapor decreasing air pressure.

Question 6

Why does it take longer to fly from Milwaukee to Los Angeles than it does to fly in the opposite direction? (Jet streams)

Answer 6

It takes longer because you are going against the jet stream going there. Coming back pilots can take advantage of it to increase their speed.

Question 7

What type of weather would you expect for the jet stream to bring if it is flowing down from Canada?

Answer 7

It would bring cold weather that is dry.

Question 8

What type of weather would you expect for the jet stream to bring if it is flowing up from the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 8

Warm weather that is humid(moist)

Question 9

What are three things that affect temperature?

Answer 9

Latitude, elevation, and ocean currents.

Question 10

What are two things that affect precipitation?

Answer 10

Mountain ranges and prevailing winds.

Question 11

What causes climate?

Answer 11

Temperature and precipitation.

Question 12

Less latitude = ______ temp.

_____ latitude = lower temp.

Answer 12

Higher and more.

Question 13

Higher elevation = more spread out molecules. So the air is less?

Answer 13

Dense

Question 14

Where are warm water currents from?

Answer 14

Equator

Question 15

What are prevailing winds?

Answer 15

Winds that blow from one direction over certain points, makes more precipitation.

Question 16

Mountains have two side which are?

Answer 16

Windward and leeward

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Question 17

What can cool air not hold on mountains?

Answer 17

Molecules.

Question 18

The windward side of the mountain recieves more ___ and the leeward recieves _____ rain.

Answer 18

Rain and less

Question 19

If latitude increases what decreases?

Answer 19

Temperature.

Question 20

If elevation increases what decreases?

Answer 20

Temperature

Question 21

Ocean currents warm ____ coastal areas and cool ____ coastal areas.

Answer 21

Eastern and Western.

Question 22

Low pressure belts are at? (2 and creates lots or rain)

Answer 22

0 degrees and 60 degrees north

Question 23

Low pressure belts are at 30 degrees north and south. What weather?

Answer 23

Dry usually deserts.

Question 24

Previaling winds determines what of a mountain?

Answer 24

Windward and leeward side.

Question 25

Where do cold ocean currents come from?

Answer 25

Poles

Question 26

Air pressure may become low when large air masses move apart in the upper atmosphere. True or False?

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Winds are caused by what?

Answer 27

Similarities in air pressure sit to unequal heating of the air.

Question 28

Warm air rises and moves towards ____ and cold air sinks and moves towards ____.

Answer 28

Poles and equator

Question 29

What is the reason why the doldrums and horse latitudes have weak winds?

Answer 29

The air is rising or sinking here causing air to move mostly vertically.

Question 30

What is the Coriolis effect?

Answer 30

The shift in path or any fluid or object moving above the surface of the earth.

Question 31

What is the Coriolis effect caused by!

Answer 31

The earths rotation on its axis.

Question 32

What are jet streams?

Answer 32

Narrow belts of strong high-speed air that flows from west to east.