| Questions |
Answers |
| Air Temp Increases then |
Air Pressure decreases |
| Why does the Atmosphere expand when temp rises? |
Molocules bounce off eachother and move farther apart |
| Adiabatic Changes |
temperature changes that occur with out the addition or removal of heat energy |
| As a parcel increases in Altitude the pressure _______ |
decreases |
| Air pressure increases then air temp |
increases |
| Air Temp decreases then |
Air Pressure increases |
| Whish is heavier H2O or nitrogen? |
nitrogen |
| which is heavier H20 or oxygen? |
oxygen |
| As Humidity increases air pressure _____ |
Decreases |
| Air Pressure decreases then air temp |
decreases |
| Wind Blows from |
high pressure to low pressure |
| During the day land surfaces _____ in temp |
increase |
| during the day air over land is |
Warmer |
| Sea Breeze |
wind going from sea to land |
| Land Breeze |
Wind going from land to sea |
| Sea Breeze occurs |
during the day |
| Land Breeze occurs |
At night (land is cooler) |
| Convection cells in northern and southern hemisphere are caused by ____ |
uneuqal heating of the earths surface |
| Low pressure belts are caused by___and located _____ |
caused by rising air located by equator and the artic and antarctic circles |
| sinking air produces ___pressure belts located ____ |
high pressure/ poles and tropics of Cancer and Capircorn |
| The _____ pattern of high low pressure belts gives rise to a series of ________ belts |
alternating/ global wind |
| what is the name of the global wind belt located b/w 0 and 30 degrees north |
Northeast trade winds |
| What type of pressure is felt at 60 degrees S latitude |
Low pressure |
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