Weather Variables; pgs. (126-128)
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| Through reading page 125, what does the author suggest is the most dangerous aspect to most humans about a tornado? | show 🗑
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| Define weather: | show 🗑
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| Contrast weather and climate. | show 🗑
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| show | Weather variables include the five key aspects of atmospheric conditions that might be noted including temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity, and clouds.
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| show | Troposphere as we live in it, and because it possesses most of the vapor content of the atmosphere.
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| Explain the major cause of weather. | show 🗑
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| show | Celsius, Kelvin & Fahrenheit. See page 13 in the ESRT!
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| Name the instrument used to measure air temperature. | show 🗑
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| Name the isolines used to connect points of equal temperature on a map. | show 🗑
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| show | An expression of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a body of matter. High temperature = high energy.
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| Discuss how latitude is key to air temperature. | show 🗑
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| show | Latent heat is energy gained or lost during a phase change. Condensation and freezing warm the air. Evaporation and melting cool the air temperature.
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| Describe how the concentrations of Green House Gasses effect air temperature. | show 🗑
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| How does the wind create friction with Earth's surface, and what is the byproduct? | show 🗑
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| show | The process of energy exchange within our gaseous atmosphere. Convection currents and density driven.
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| How is temperature effected by rising air? | show 🗑
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| show | The air compresses due to increased air pressure. More collisions between air particles results in higher air temperatures.
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| show | Please place your answers directly in your Regents Review book or photocopy.
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