Download METEOROLOGY PART II REVIEW S13

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Earth-Environmental Review
METEOROLOGY PART II - Chapters 19, 20
Vocabulary
Air pressure
Barometer
Cyclone
Anticyclone
Divergence
Convergence
Coriolis Effect
Trade Winds
Prevailing Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
Anemometer
Jet stream
El Nino
La Nina
Air mass
cP, cT, mP, mT
Front
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
Occluded front
Mid-Latitude Cyclone
Thunderstorm
Cumulus Stage
Mature Stage
Dissipating Stage
Tornado
Mesocyclone
Updraft
Hurricane
Storm Surge
Eye Wall
1. What is the Coriolis Effect? What would happen to the Coriolis Effect if the earth did not spin on its axis?
2. Label each wind cell showing wind direction and names of each zone we discussed in class.
3. At what latitude are rainforests found mostly?______ At what latitude are Deserts found Mostly?_____
How does convection impact these locations?
4. Describe the jet stream and how it can affect the formation of hurricanes.
5. What devices do scientists use to measure the following:
- Wind Speed: ________________________
- Humidity: __________________________
- Temperature: _______________________
6. FRONTS
Information (weather, temperature etc)
Drawing
COLD
WARM
STATIONARY
OCCLUDED
7. PRESSURE CENTERS
Characteristics/ Air Pressure (circulation, air flow etc.)
Weather
LOW
HIGH
8. What must happen in the air above for a divergence at the surface to be maintained? What type of pressure
center accompanies surface divergence?
9. What do isobars represent? What would the weather conditions be if the isobars are close together?
10. Describe the weather that usually accompanies…
-- a drop in barometric pressure:
-- a rise in barometric pressure:
11. Name an area on Earth that you’d expect to be dominated by…
-- low-pressure systems:
-- high-pressure systems:
12. How do clouds impact the Earth’s temperature during the day and night?
13. How does proximity to the ocean impact the Earth’s temperature fluctuations?
14. What causes thunderstorms to dissipate and die out?
15. What causes a mesocyclone to form? Do all mesocyclones produce tornadoes?
16. What is the energy source for a hurricane? What 2 factors cause a hurricane to lose power over land?
17. Why don’t hurricanes form often on the West coast of Spain? Include the word currents in your answer.
18. Explain why hurricanes have lower wind speeds but they often cause more damage than tornadoes.
19. Compare and contrast the four types of air masses.
Continental Polar
Maritime Polar
Maritime Tropical
Continental Tropical
20. How can continental polar air be responsible for lake-effect snowstorms in the Great Lakes Region?
(Look at figure 3 on page 560)
21. What kinds of air masses influence the weather patterns over Florida? (Look at figure 3 on page 560)