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WEATHER AND CLIMATE REVIEW WHAT ARE THE 4 COMPONENTS OF THE WATER CYCLE? • Condensation • Precipitation • Runoff • Evaporation 1. the amount of water vapor in the air 2. the amount of water that is really in the air compared to how much water the air can fold What are the vocabulary words described in 1 & 2 1. HUMIDITY 2. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HOW DOES TEMPERATURE AFFECT HUMIDITY? The higher the temperature of the air the more water the air can hold. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AIR REACHES ITS DEW POINT? • Condensation occurs • Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid. Condensation occurs when saturated air cools.(100% humidity) The dew point is the temperature where condensation can occur. At its dew point, air is saturated HOW ARE CLOUDS CLASSIFIED? Clouds are classified based on form and altitude. Cumulus - fluffy and often large. When they get too large, they can produce storms Stratus – cover large areas and cause fog when they are near the ground Cirrus – high feathery clouds, indicate change is coming. Nimbo – prefix meaning rain Thunderstorms would occur in cumulonimbus clouds. HOW ARE CLOUDS CLASSIFIED? WHAT ARE THE THREE FORMS OF CLOUDS? WHAT KIND OF CLOUD WOULD A THUNDERSTORM FOR IN? Clouds are classified based on shape and altitude . WHAT ARE THE THREE FORMS OF CLOUDS? Cumulus - fluffy and often large. When they get too large, they can produce storms Stratus – cover large areas and cause fog when they are near the ground Cirrus – high feathery clouds, indicate change is coming. WHAT ARE THE WORD PARTS FOR LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH CLOUDS? STRATO- LOW ALTO- MIDDLE CIRRO- HIGH WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF PRECIPITATION? • Rain • Snow • Sleet • Hail WHAT IS BEING FORMED WHEN WATER DROPLETS IN THE CLOUDS BECOME TOO LARGE FOR THE CLOUDS TO HOLD (USUALLY 100 TIMES ITS ORIGINAL SIZE)? RAIN WHAT FORMS WHEN WATER VAPOR CHANGES DIRECTLY TO A SOLID (CRYSTAL) IN THE CLOUDS--- DUE TO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES? SNOW WHAT FORMS WHEN RAIN FALLS THROUGH A LAYER OF FREEZING AIR, CAUSING THE RAIN TO FREEZE ON THE WAY DOWN. SLEET WHAT FORMS DURING A THUNDERSTORM: WHEN UPDRAFTS CARRY RAIN UP INTO THE CLOUDS BEFORE IT CAN COME DOWN, ICE PIECES FORMS. THE MORE UPDRAFTS, THE LARGER THE ICE PIECES. EVENTUALLY THE ICE PIECES FALLS TO THE EARTH. HAIL 1. WHAT FRONT FORMS WHEN A COLD AIR MASS MEETS A WARM AIR MASS. THE AIR MASSES REMAIN SEPARATE AND OFTEN BRINGS DAYS OF CLOUDY OR RAINY WEATHER? 2. WHAT FRONT FORMS WHERE WARM AIR MOVES OVER COLD, DENSER AIR. THE WARM AIR GRADUALLY REPLACES THE COLD AIR. DRIZZLY RAIN IS USUALLY FOLLOWED BY CLEAR AND WARM WEATHER. 1.STATIONARY FRONT 2.WARM FRONT 1. WHAT FRONT FORMS WHEN A WARM AIR MASS IS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO COLDER AIR MASSES. COOL TEMPERATURES OCCUR AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN OR SNOW? 2. WHAT FRONT FORMS WHEN COLD AIR MOVES UNDER WARM AIR, WHICH IS LESS DENSE, AND PUSHES WARM AIR UP. THESE FRONTS MOVE QUICKLY AND CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY RAIN, OR SNOW. 1. 2. OCCLUDED FRONT COLD FRONT A _1._________IS AN AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE THAN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND HAS WINDS THAT SPIRAL TOWARD THE CENTER. A _2. __________IS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WHERE AIR MOVES APART, OR DIVERGES, AND SINKS. 1.CYCLONE 2.ANTICYCLONE 1. – MEASURES AND INDICATES TEMPERATURE 2. - MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE 3. – AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED 1. 2. 3. THERMOMETERE BAROMETER ANEMOMETER 1. – CONE-SHAPED CLOTH BAG OPEN AT BOTH ENDS 2. – USED TO FIND THE LOCATION, MOVEMENT, AND AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION. 3. – THEY ORBIT THE EARTH AND PROVIDE IMAGES OF WEATHER SYSTEM. 1. 2. 3. WINDSOCK RADAR SATELLITE WHAT ARE LINES THAT CONNECT AREAS OF EQUAL PRESSURE ON A WEATHER MAP CALLED? ISOBARS WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLIMATE AND WEATHER? •Weather in the atmosphere conditions at a particular time •Climate is the weather patterns in an area over a long period of time NAME THE FIVE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CLIMATE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. LATITUDE PREVAILING WINDS MOUNTAINS LARGE BODIES OF WATER OCEAN CURRENTS WHAT ARE THE THREE CLIMATE ZONES OF THE WORD? 1.TROPICAL 2.TEMPERATE 3.POLAR