What Influences Weather (4/3)

Question 1

How does the water cycle affect weather?

Answer 1

Clouds and fog form through condensation, Precipitation makes rain, snow, sleet or hail. Evaporation causes Humidity.

Question 2

What is air mass

Answer 2

Air mass is a large volume of air in which the temperature and moisture content is relatively the same throughout.

Question 3

What is a front

Answer 3

a boundary that forms between air masses.

Question 4

Cold Front

Answer 4

forms when cold air moves under warm air

Question 5

Warm Front

Answer 5

forms when warm air moves over cold air

Question 6

Stationary Front

Answer 6

forms when cold and hot air stop moving

Question 7

High Pressure System

Answer 7

air sinks slowly down. when it stays in one location for a long time a air mass may form which can be warm/cold, humid/dry. Produces clear weather

Question 8

Low Pressure System

Answer 8

air rises and has lower air pressure that the areas around it. As the center rises the air cools. Produces Rainy weather

Question 9

Jet Streams

Answer 9

long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers