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CAES Unit 5

Weather and Climate

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two major prerequisites for a hurricane moisture and heat
hurricanes obtain their energy from warm ocean water
sun’s energy causes warm humid air to rise in an updraft, creating cumulus/cumulonimbus clouds stage 1 thunderstorm development
Ice particles may form at the top of the cloud. They fall and pull cold air down, creating a downdraft and heavy rain or hail. stage 2 thunderstorm development
storm slows or ends as the downdraft prevents warm air from rising stage 3 thunderstorm development
form of oxygen with three oxygen atoms in each molecule ozone
causes most of the heating of the atmosphere convection
layers of the atmosphere are classified according to temperature
process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and give off infrared radiation greenhouse effect
temperature falls and thunderstorms could be likely cold front
temperature rises and places are likely to experience no rainfall at all or just a light drizzle warm front
air rises and cools; generally produces clouds and rain low pressure system
air slowly sinks down and spreads outward; generally produces clear skies and calm air or gentle breezes high pressure system
water changes its physical form, but is never created
water molecules ___ as the temperature of the water rises speed up
water absorbs and releases heat energy more ___ than land does slowly
clouds form because water vapor condenses
clouds are physically composed of water in the form of liquid and/or solid
rising air is cooled to its ___ creating tiny water droplets suspended in the air dew point
sunlight warms the surface and evaporates the water cloud formation step 1
warm, moist air builds up in the lower atmosphere cloud formation step 2
rising air currents organize into thermals cloud formation step 3
water vapor in rising air condenses to form cloud water cloud formation step 4
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