Science Chapter 27
These global winds font follow consistent path and move very fast
Jet streams
An air mass that contains moist air is a
Maritime tropical air mass
Which of the following is not produced by water in the atmosphere
Ocean currents (humidity, clouds, precipitation)
Supposed that the air has reached its dew point. The relative humidity is...
100%
These clouds are associated with dreary days and sometimes have drizzle associated with them
Stratus
What slows the escape of radiation from earth's surface ultimately leading to global warming?
Carbon dioxide
The greenhouse gases include
Carbon dioxide and water vapor
The ocean current called the gulf stream..
Carries heat from the gulf of Mexico to Northern Europe.
Clouds that are high in the sky and look like wispy strands are what kind of clouds?
Cirrus
How are weather and climate related?
Climate is the average weather over a period of many years.
What are the dark, tall, puffy clouds that indicate a thunderstorm is coming?
Cumulonimbus
Daylight and nighttime hours are equal
During the equinoxes
The angles at which the sun's rays struck the earth has a great effect on
Earth's seasons The way climate varies The intensity of solar energy received at the earth's surface
Anticyclones are high-pressure systems and are associated with
Fair weather
Doldrums and horse latitudes are examples of..
Global winds
Earth surface receives more solar radiation near the equator. The uneven heating produces...
Global winds
Which of these factors are effective in moving heat from one location to another?
Ocean currents.
The gasses that make up 99% of earth atmosphere are..
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Wind is due to..
Pressure differences in the atmosphere.
As the temp rises, how does this affect relative humidty?
Relative humidity decreases as a temp.
Cyclones are the areas of low pressure. They are associated with
Rough weather
Where is the atmospheric pressure the highest on earth?
Sea level
A few elements of weather include
Temperature and precipitation.
Why don't the global winds moving the N to S pole follow a straight line
The coriolis effect -Maybe all of the above.
The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer where
The ozone absorbs radiation
When is the north pole tilt most directly toward the sun?
The summer solstice.
The seasons are primarily due to
The tilt of the earth's axis
When a warm front meets a cold front, what happens?
The warm front will move over top the cold front
The underlying cause of weather is that head flows
Warm regions to cold regions
The troposphere is the atmospheric layer where
Weather occurs
Air pressure is die to the
Weight of overlying air
The coriolis effect turns
Wind and ocean surface currents