Wind And Weather Flashcards
What would most likely occur when f the rate of evaporation over the ocean were to decrease for an extended length of time?
The amount of precipitation on land would decrease.
What will MOST LIKELY happen when a rock and water with the same mass and temperature receive the same amount of heat energy?
The temperature of the rock would rise faster.
What are cold air masses that form at high altitude called?
Polar air masses
What BEST explains the reason that thunderstorms are likely to form on a hot day?
Warm, humid air rises quickly, then cools.
The sun warms a large area of an ocean. This causes a large amount of water to evaporate into the air. When ch weather event might occur?
A hurricane
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which factor is most important to the reduction of a hurricane’s strength as it moves from over the ocean to over land?
It starts losing strength as soon as it moves over land.
Warm, evaporated moisture from an ocean moved inland over a city. The city is blocked on one side by a mountain range. Which type of weather characteristic is most likely to occur?
Rain
The map shows ocean currents in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Which location most likely has the warmest climate?
Europe (D)
What determines the movement of global winds?
Convection currents in the atmosphere and the Coriolis Effect
Uneven heating of the Earth’s atmosphere causes what?
Local and global winds
While visiting the beach during summer vacation, a sea breeze keeps you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day. What BEST explains why this happens?
Warm air rising over land allows cooler air from the ocean to blow in.
What is climate?
The average weather over an extended period of time.
Which of the following is not impacted by the sun's radiant energy? A.) water cycle B.) evaporation C.) I like cheese! D.) tides
D-tides
What happens to air with increased altitude?
Temperature decreases
Air pressure decreases
Which layer of the atmosphere protects the Earth form meteriods?
Mesosphere
Why does Seattle, Washington experience much less severe winters than Bismarck, North Dakota?
The Pacific Ocean releases heat and keeps Seattle warmer.
Jordan researched the hourly temperatures of an ocean and a land mass near each other. Each morning Jordan discovered the ocean and land had a similar temperature. The sun continues to warm both land and ocean. Which direction will the wind most likely blow?
The wind will blow towards land.
Meteorologists often look at differences in air pressure when they are trying to predict weather. Why do these differences occur?
The sun heats different places at different rates.
Why is the sun responsible for masking a car operational?
Sunlight grows plants that became fossil fuels for cars.
In some years, there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because…..
The ocean is warmer than usual.
Most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from….
The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air rising over the land.
Joy was studying a map that showed where hurricanes had formed. She noticed that more hurricanes formed over tropical oceans rather than over colder ocean areas. What best explains this?
Air has more moisture over tropical oceans that colder oceans.
An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to prevail in Georgia?
Warm and humid
