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Meterology (Weather)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What creates weather? | Transfer of energy (heat) between the Earth's surface and atmosphere |
| What is the difference between weather and climate? | Weather describes the current state of the atmosphere or day to day changes in atmospheric conditions and climate describes the typical (average) weather patterns of certain locations over a period of many years |
| What are the four major factors that affect climate? | Latitude, elevation, proximity to oceans, and position relative to mountains |
| How are winds created? | By uneven heating of the Earth's surface and modified by the Coriolis Effect which is caused by the Earth's rotation |
| What is a jet stream and where is it found? | A jet stream is a fast moving river of wind that is found at the top of the troposphere or at the bottom of the stratosphere |
| A narrow, funnel-shaped column of spiral winds that extend downward from a cloud toward the Earth is a ____? | Tornado |
| What are some tools that are used to measure weather? | Thermometers for temperature, barometers for barometric pressure, and psychrometers to measure relative humidity in the air |
| How can weather be predicted? | By using cloud types |
| What is an air mass? | A parcel of air that takes on the qualities of the surface it forms over |
| Which way does high and low pressure systems spin? | High pressure systems spin clockwise and low pressure systems spin counterclockwise |
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