Weather Study Guide Part 2 What is a stationary front?
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What is a stationary front? when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and stop moving; lots of rain! 2. What happens when two air masses with large differences in air pressure meet? It creates wind. 3. What is an occluded front? A warm air mass gets trapped between two cooler air masses. 4. How are winds named? They are named by the direction that they come from. 5. What two things do all air masses have in common? temperature and humidity (moisture) 6. What is the weather like after a cold front passes through? The weather is colder and drier. 7. What kind of weather would you expect if you saw cumulonimbus clouds in the sky? thunderstorms - rain, lightning, hail, wind, thunder, possible tornadoes 8. What do meteorologists depend on to forecast an approaching storm? air pressures drops 9. What is climate? the average temperature or weather conditions over a long period of time; the lasting weather changes in an area 10. What do hurricanes need to become larger and more powerful? warm water 11. What determines where a thunderstorm is coming from and where it will go? wind direction 12. Describe a warm front. a warm air mass moves up and over a cold air mass producing clouds and light rain 13. What global winds are responsible for the weather in North Carolina? Prevailing Westerlies 14. If a tropical storm forms off the coast of West Africa, what effect will it have on weather in NC? It increases the possibility of a hurricane. 15. What does an H and L on a weather map stand for? H - High air pressure L - low air pressure 16. What is the jet stream? a fast moving stream of air high in the atmosphere that separates cold and warm air masses; blows from west to east 17. What is the gulf stream? How does it affect climate? The gulf stream is a fast moving current of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean that keeps the temperatures along the coast more mild. 18. What is El Nino? What is La Nina? How do they affect climate? El Nino – an unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean La Nina – an unusual cooling of water in the Pacific Ocean. Both can cause more drastic weather conditions – more severe hurricanes, flooding in one area and drought in another, etc… 19. What is the difference between weather and climate? weather - changes constantly climate - changes slowly (over a long period of time) 20. Explain the greenhouse effect? Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes the atmosphere to hold in too much heat (like a greenhouse) Directory: cms -> lib -> NC02214550 -> Centricity -> Domain lib -> 1. naclo 2017 – North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad lib -> Chem I honors Unit 2 Notes: Numbers in Chemistry Measurement lib -> Sanderson High School ap human Geography Summer Assignment 2016 lib -> Find fantastic ousd elementary music programs lib -> American Studies Pacing Calendar 2014-2015 lib -> The ap history Timeline 8000bce-the Present lib -> Absolutism in Europe Domain -> Marine Fisheries Food Webs Domain -> Application for the illest road trip of all time Download 14.44 Kb. Share with your friends:
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