Weather Watch

Processes involved in the water cycle.

• evaporation, condensation, combustion
• evaporation, condensation, transpiration
• condensation, transpiration, combustion
• condensation, sublimation, rotation

How is weather different than climate?

• climate = shortterm
  weather = longterm
• climate changes quickly and weather changes over time
• weather occurs locally and over shorter periods of time
• weather never changes

How do clouds form?

• warm, moist air rises and then cools
• warm, moist air sinks and then cools
• warm, moist air rises and then evaporates
• water molecules turn to gas

What happens when air masses move?

• wind and changes in weather
• thermal energy is carried
• only cold fronts move in
• both orange and red

Heat transfer through boiling water.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• both radiation and convection

Convection results from:

• differences in air pressure
• differences in wind speed
• differences in humidity 
• differences in heat energy

What shows that air has mass?

• air exerts force, air pressure changes with temperature, wind can move objects
• air exerts no force, wind moves objects, air pressure changes with temperature
• air pressure stays constant with temperature change, wind can move objects, air exerts force
• air has no mass

The weather includes:

• temperature, humidity, climate 
• wind condition, humidity, long term precipitation amounts
• temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind condition
• temperature, ocean currents, humidity

Amount of water vapor in air:

• relative temperature
• relative index
• thermal heat
• relative humidity

What does the Coriolis Effect do?

• warms up air and water
• moves air and water in straight line from equator to poles
• moves air and water to land masses
• causes wind and ocean currents to rotate