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Atmosphere, Oceans, and Weather
Question | Answer |
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How is heat moved around the world? | The sun |
Why do we have seasons? | The Earth's inclination on its axis and the distance of the Earth from the Sun. |
Why are the poles cold and the equator warm? | The sun is over the equator |
Explain the water cycle. | Water evaporates, vapor rise and condense into clouds, the clouds move over land, precipitation falls, water fills the streams and rivers, and then back into the ocean. |
Why does the wind blow from the ocean to the beach during the day? | The sun heats up both land and water. The air is hotter above the sea than the land. The air pressure at the water is higher and flows to the lower pressure. |
How does the wind blow from the ocean to the beach during the night? | Land to the sea |
Where does most of the evaporation on Earth take place? | Over the Oceans |
How do high and low pressure areas affect wind? | |
How is heat moved around the world? | The sun |
Why do we have seasons? | The Earth's inclination on its axis and the distance of the Earth from the Sun. |
Why are the poles cold and the equator warm? | The sun is over the equator |
Explain the water cycle. | Water evaporates, vapor rise and condense into clouds, the clouds move over land, precipitation falls, water fills the streams and rivers, and then back into the ocean. |
Why does the wind blow from the ocean to the beach during the day? | The sun heats up both land and water. The air is hotter above the sea than the land. The air pressure at the water is higher and flows to the lower pressure. |
How does the wind blow from the ocean to the beach during the night? | Land to the sea |
Where does most of the evaporation on Earth take place? | Over the Oceans |
How do high and low pressure areas affect wind? | Air flows from high pressure to low pressure. |
Explain low pressure characteristics of air. | High winds, warm air, clouds, precipitation |
Explain high pressure characteristics of air. | No clouds, High temperatures and lower low temperatures |
What is a front? | The boundary separating two masses of air of different densities. |
What is an air mass? | A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. |
How are characteristics of air masses determined? | By the source region, which is the surface area over whichthe air mass originates. |
What is a cold front? | The leading edge of a cooler mass of air, replacing a warmer mass of air. Moving from NW to SE with cold, dry air. |
What is a warm front? | The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass. Moving from SW to NE with warm, moist air. |
What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in? | Troposhpere. |
What measures air pressure? | A barometer |
What measures wind speed? | An anemometer |
Which way do prevailing winds blow 30 degrees north and south on Earth? | The winds push back to the equator. |
Where do warm currents originate? | Near the equator |
Where do cold currents originate? | Polar region |
How are characteristics of air masses determined? | By the source region, which is the surface area over whichthe air mass originates. |
What is a cold front? | The leading edge of a cooler mass of air, replacing a warmer mass of air. Moving from NW to SE with cold, dry air. |
What is a warm front? | The transition zone where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass. Moving from SW to NE with warm, moist air. |
What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur in? | Troposhpere. |
What measures air pressure? | A barometer |
What measures wind speed? | An anemometer |
Which way do prevailing winds blow 30 degrees north and south on Earth? | The winds push back to the equator. |
Where do warm currents originate? | Near the equator |
Where do cold currents originate? | Polar region |
Why do we have strange weather in Texas? | Texas is 30 North of the Equator and winds push back to the equator |
How do ocean currents regulate climate? | North or south currents have warm or cooled water that can warm or cool the air. |
Why do we have strange weather in Texas? | Texas is 30 North of the Equator and winds push back to the equator |
How do oceans regulate the temperature of the Earth? | Oceans cover about 70 % of Earth's surface and can store and release a lot of heat. |
How does elevation affect temperature? | Temperature falls 1.6 degrees for every 1000 feet high. |
How does elevation affect temperature? | Temperature falls 1.6 degrees for every 1000 feet high. |
Name all of the effects of El Nino. | Wet in the midwest |
Name all of the effects of La Nina | Dry in the midwest |
How do hurricanes get their power? | From the evaporation from warm ocean water |
What do you think would happen if the ocean's temperature increased? | Ice would melt, global warming |
Can you draw a warm front and a cold front on a map? | yes or no? |