Chapter Review Notes
... spreading of an air stream) and vorticity (the amount of rotation exhibited by a mass of moving air) also contribute to divergence (or convergence) aloft. 6. During the colder months, when temperature gradients are steepest, cyclonic storms advance at their fastest rate. Furthermore, the westerly ai ...
... spreading of an air stream) and vorticity (the amount of rotation exhibited by a mass of moving air) also contribute to divergence (or convergence) aloft. 6. During the colder months, when temperature gradients are steepest, cyclonic storms advance at their fastest rate. Furthermore, the westerly ai ...
Global and Local Winds
... ocean during the night and high pressure over land due to the uneven heating of earth • This causes wind to move from the land to the ocean creating a land breeze ...
... ocean during the night and high pressure over land due to the uneven heating of earth • This causes wind to move from the land to the ocean creating a land breeze ...
Weather - Science Expeditionary Force
... When a cold air front meets a warm air mass (and vice-versa) thunderstorms tend to form (like what happened when it rained on Halloween this year). There are several things that can decide what our weather will be like. One is TEMPERATURE, which is how hot or how cold the atmosphere (air) around us ...
... When a cold air front meets a warm air mass (and vice-versa) thunderstorms tend to form (like what happened when it rained on Halloween this year). There are several things that can decide what our weather will be like. One is TEMPERATURE, which is how hot or how cold the atmosphere (air) around us ...
Wind
... ocean during the night and high pressure over land due to the uneven heating of earth • This causes wind to move from the land to the ocean creating ...
... ocean during the night and high pressure over land due to the uneven heating of earth • This causes wind to move from the land to the ocean creating ...
Earth`s Atmosphere Study Guide
... Where is the ozone layer? __________________________Why is it so important to life on Earth? _______________________________________________________ How does the temperature vary as one moves up the troposphere? _______________ In which layers does molecular heat increase? __________________________ ...
... Where is the ozone layer? __________________________Why is it so important to life on Earth? _______________________________________________________ How does the temperature vary as one moves up the troposphere? _______________ In which layers does molecular heat increase? __________________________ ...
Meteorology Name Period _____ Ch. 9 pages 262
... The following map shows the location of a low-pressure area. An L indicates the center of the cyclone. Lines drawn out from the center of the low pressure area indicates the position of two types of fronts. The letters A, B, and C represent places on the surface of Earth that are being affected by t ...
... The following map shows the location of a low-pressure area. An L indicates the center of the cyclone. Lines drawn out from the center of the low pressure area indicates the position of two types of fronts. The letters A, B, and C represent places on the surface of Earth that are being affected by t ...
What is meteorology? The ________________ of ___________
... The _________ of ___________________ that _________ Earth’s surface depends on the _________________ profile in the _______________________________ of the __________________ Rain ________ of __________ that fall from a ___________ and have a ___________________ of at least _____________ Snow ____ ...
... The _________ of ___________________ that _________ Earth’s surface depends on the _________________ profile in the _______________________________ of the __________________ Rain ________ of __________ that fall from a ___________ and have a ___________________ of at least _____________ Snow ____ ...
Meteorology Review Answers
... 83. stationary fronts are shown by blue triangles on one side of the front and red semicircles on the other side 84. 0 to 4 percent 85. the method and place of formation 86. global winds move warm air toward the poles and cool air toward the equator 87. it may be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed ...
... 83. stationary fronts are shown by blue triangles on one side of the front and red semicircles on the other side 84. 0 to 4 percent 85. the method and place of formation 86. global winds move warm air toward the poles and cool air toward the equator 87. it may be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed ...
Rain shadow effect
... down toward the earth, pressing down on the earth to create zones of high pressure. High pressure zones are represented by H on the weather map. Since the air in a high pressure zone is falling down toward the earth, it generally warms up and dries out. Thus, high pressure zones are generally associ ...
... down toward the earth, pressing down on the earth to create zones of high pressure. High pressure zones are represented by H on the weather map. Since the air in a high pressure zone is falling down toward the earth, it generally warms up and dries out. Thus, high pressure zones are generally associ ...
File - Winnipeg Ground School
... d) the lapse rate 13) A horizontal layer of cloud in the lower layers of the atmosphere from which continuous precipitation falls is called a) cirrostratus b) altostratus c) nimbostratus d) cumulonimbus 14) In order for clouds to form in the atmosphere, relative humidity must be ____, there must be ...
... d) the lapse rate 13) A horizontal layer of cloud in the lower layers of the atmosphere from which continuous precipitation falls is called a) cirrostratus b) altostratus c) nimbostratus d) cumulonimbus 14) In order for clouds to form in the atmosphere, relative humidity must be ____, there must be ...
what to know about meteorology list
... up a mountain or just because it is heated so ALL these things are associated with precipitation! 13. Orographic Effect: Windward side of a mountain has a wet, cool climate; leeward (downwind) side has a hot, dry climate (desert). 14. Condensation requires some particle (condensation nucleus) to occ ...
... up a mountain or just because it is heated so ALL these things are associated with precipitation! 13. Orographic Effect: Windward side of a mountain has a wet, cool climate; leeward (downwind) side has a hot, dry climate (desert). 14. Condensation requires some particle (condensation nucleus) to occ ...
Weather Tools and Symbols - Milton 7th Grade Advanced Science
... slower warm front. Another less common occluded front occurs when a warm front overtakes a cold front. Both types can produce cloudy weather with precipitation. Symbol: ...
... slower warm front. Another less common occluded front occurs when a warm front overtakes a cold front. Both types can produce cloudy weather with precipitation. Symbol: ...
Wind - Canvas
... of the water Air over the land becomes warmer than air over the sea. The warm air over the land becomes less dense and the warm air rises The cooler, more dense air over the ocean moves toward the warmer air over the land. If you are visiting the beach, you feel the wind blowing from the ocean ...
... of the water Air over the land becomes warmer than air over the sea. The warm air over the land becomes less dense and the warm air rises The cooler, more dense air over the ocean moves toward the warmer air over the land. If you are visiting the beach, you feel the wind blowing from the ocean ...
Meteorology Unit Test Study Guide
... A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass and forces the warm air up. 41. Explain how a warm front forms. A warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass and the warm air is forced up. ...
... A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass and forces the warm air up. 41. Explain how a warm front forms. A warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass and the warm air is forced up. ...
Climate and Weather
... rise then cool down. As this air cools down, it falls as rain or snow. The windward sides of a mountain tend to be wetter than the leeward sides (the sides sheltered from the wind). Rain Shadow – the area on the leeward side of a mountain that receives little precipitation. ...
... rise then cool down. As this air cools down, it falls as rain or snow. The windward sides of a mountain tend to be wetter than the leeward sides (the sides sheltered from the wind). Rain Shadow – the area on the leeward side of a mountain that receives little precipitation. ...
Worksheet 2
... The (14) _______________________ deflects moving air to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. The cause of this is Earth’s (15) __________________. Each hemisphere has three basic wind systems. The first, at 30O latitude north and south, is known as the (16 ...
... The (14) _______________________ deflects moving air to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. The cause of this is Earth’s (15) __________________. Each hemisphere has three basic wind systems. The first, at 30O latitude north and south, is known as the (16 ...
ESCI 241 – Meteorology Lesson 13 – Small Scale Circulation
... flow over the mountains, and a breeze from the valley toward the mountains. The valley breeze is often why thunderstorms develop over the mountains in the afternoon. ο Mountain breeze – At night the air over the mountain slopes cools much more quickly than the air over the valley. This sets up a c ...
... flow over the mountains, and a breeze from the valley toward the mountains. The valley breeze is often why thunderstorms develop over the mountains in the afternoon. ο Mountain breeze – At night the air over the mountain slopes cools much more quickly than the air over the valley. This sets up a c ...
Study guide for Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Test (Chap 24)
... hitting the ground _________(b) Snow melts in a deep (thick) warm air layer aloft, but does not have time to refreeze while falling. So this type of precip freezes on the ground and on surfaces. _________(c) This form of frozen precip (> 5mm) forms in cumulonimbus clouds during thunderstorms. ______ ...
... hitting the ground _________(b) Snow melts in a deep (thick) warm air layer aloft, but does not have time to refreeze while falling. So this type of precip freezes on the ground and on surfaces. _________(c) This form of frozen precip (> 5mm) forms in cumulonimbus clouds during thunderstorms. ______ ...
SCI 100 - Meteorology
... (d) drought with high temperatures over the Great Plains (e) record-breaking low temperatures over a large portion of North America (f) cool weather with showers over the Pacific Northwest (g) daily afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast ...
... (d) drought with high temperatures over the Great Plains (e) record-breaking low temperatures over a large portion of North America (f) cool weather with showers over the Pacific Northwest (g) daily afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast ...
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... 40.Tornadoes are not classified as such until they touch the ground (a) 41.Maritime polar air masses commonly travel to the Pacific Northwest of the United States (a) 42.The trade winds from both hemispheres meet at the equator (b) 43.La Nina occurs after every El Nino event (b) 44. A mesocyclone is ...
... 40.Tornadoes are not classified as such until they touch the ground (a) 41.Maritime polar air masses commonly travel to the Pacific Northwest of the United States (a) 42.The trade winds from both hemispheres meet at the equator (b) 43.La Nina occurs after every El Nino event (b) 44. A mesocyclone is ...
Climate Science Study Guide
... d. showing high and low pressure areas. _____ 17. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and a. a rising air mass. b. a source region. c. another positively charged area. d. a negatively charged area _____ 18. Meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones because they ...
... d. showing high and low pressure areas. _____ 17. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and a. a rising air mass. b. a source region. c. another positively charged area. d. a negatively charged area _____ 18. Meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones because they ...
Weather
... • Because the Earth rotates on its axis, things moving from North to South or from South to North are deflected. • In the Northern Hemisphere, the deflection is to the right. • In the Southern Hemisphere, the deflection is to the left. ...
... • Because the Earth rotates on its axis, things moving from North to South or from South to North are deflected. • In the Northern Hemisphere, the deflection is to the right. • In the Southern Hemisphere, the deflection is to the left. ...
Chapter 12-Meteorology
... 3. The second wind system, the prevailing westerly, flows between 30 degrees and 60 degrees north and south latitude in a circulation pattern opposite that of the trade winds. ...
... 3. The second wind system, the prevailing westerly, flows between 30 degrees and 60 degrees north and south latitude in a circulation pattern opposite that of the trade winds. ...
Cold-air damming
Cold air damming, or CAD, is a meteorological phenomenon that involves a high pressure system (anticyclone) accelerating equatorward east a north-south oriented mountain range due to the formation of a barrier jet behind a cold front associated with the poleward portion of a split upper level trough. Initially, a high pressure system moves poleward of a north-south mountain range. Once it sloshes over poleward and eastward of the range, the flow around the high banks up against the mountains, forming a barrier jet which funnels cool air down a stretch of land east of the mountains. The higher the mountain chain, the deeper the cold air mass becomes lodged to its east, and the greater impediment it is within the flow pattern and the more resistant it becomes to intrusions of milder air.As the equatorward portion of the system approaches the cold air wedge, persistent low cloudiness, such as stratus, and precipitation such as drizzle develop, which can linger for long periods of time; as long as ten days. The precipitation itself can create or enhance a damming signature, if the poleward high is relatively weak. If such events accelerate through mountain passes, dangerously accelerated mountain-gap winds can result, such as the Tehuantepecer and Santa Ana winds. These events are seen commonly in the northern Hemisphere across central and eastern North America, south of the Alps in Italy, and near Taiwan and Korea in Asia. Events in the southern Hemisphere have been noted in South America east of the Andes.