Transcript Weather (Ch. 6)

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Vocabulary– 100
As warm air rises from the
mountain slopes, cooler air
from the valley below moves
up the slope to replace it,
what does this create?
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Valley breeze
Vocabulary- 200
A scientist who studies
weather
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Meteorologist
Vocabulary- 300
The movement of air from
land toward water
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Land breeze
Vocabulary- 400
The force exerted by air on a
given area
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Air pressure
Vocabulary- 500
What is the boundary
between two air masses
with different properties
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Weather front
More Vocabulary- 100
What results in the
differences in air pressure in
the global pressure belts
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Planetary winds
More Vocabulary- 200
The overall condition of the
atmosphere at a given time
and place
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weather
More Vocabulary- 300
A mixture of gases that
surround the Earth?
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atmosphere
More Vocabulary- 400
A large body of air that has
about the same temperature
and moisture conditions
throughout?
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Air mass
More Vocabulary- 500
What is associated with
lightning, gusty winds, and
heavy rain
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thunderstorm
Quick Questions- 100
What two things do moving
air particles cause
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Causes air pressure
Causes wind
Quick Questions- 200
What happens to the air as
you climb a high mountain?
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The air gets thinner
Quick Questions- 300
What are three reasons the
Earth heats unevenly?
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Earth’s shape
Earth’s motions
Earth’s tilt
Quick Questions- 400
In the spring, what can snow
melting on mountains
cause?
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A flood
Quick Questions- 500
What is the most powerful
storm on Earth?
500
Hurricane
Explanations- 100
A fast, moving cold front is
approaching. What can I
expect will happen to the
weather?
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Expect clouds and heavy rain
or thunderstorms followed
by dryer, cooler weather
Explanations- 200
What can you predict about
the air mas that forms over
the Gulf of Mexico?
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It will be warm and moist
Explanations- 300
What causes a sea breeze or
a valley breeze
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Uneven heating of parts of
Earth’s surface
Explanations- 400
When do sea breezes and
valley breezes usually
occur?
400
They usually occur during the
day
Explanations- 500
Why can temperatures be
different at the weather
station than at your local
school?
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The weather station could
have the thermometer in
direct sunlight whereas the
school’s thermometer could
be in shade
More Quick Questions- 100
What are narrow belts of fastmoving winds in the upper
troposphere
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Jet streams
More Quick Questions- 200
What is the tool used to
measure air pressure?
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barometer
More Quick Questions- 300
What is the tool used to
measure wind speed?
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anemometer
More Quick Questions- 400
What are global pressure
belts caused by
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Uneven heating of the Earth’s
surface
More Quick Questions- 500
What is the tool used to
measure temperature?
500
Thermometer