Meterology Review Part. 2

What type of pressure system is associated with BAD weather

• low

• high

Which atmospheric layer does weather occur?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermospher

Why do land and sea breezes occur?

• Because land and sea (water) do not absorb or release heat at the same rate

• land and sea absorb water at the same rate

What causes changes in weather?

• Two air masses meet to form a front, which bring change

• tides and moon phases

• the Earth's rotation around the sun

How fast must winds blow to be a hurricane?

• 150mph

• 120 km/hr

• 50 mph

Tornadoes are classified by using the Fugita Scale. Which is stronger and F3 or F5 tornado?

• F3

• F5

What cause the death of a hurricane?

• hurricanes die over land

• hurricanes die over warm ocean water

• hurricanes die over cold water

• hurricanes die over land or over cold water

Which part of the hurricane would you find beautiful weather?

• eye

• eye wall

• rain band

How is the direction the wind blows in a hurricane different from the direction of global winds in the Northern Hemisphere?

• In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes blow counterclockwise and global winds blow clockwise

• In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricanes and global winds both blow counterclockwise

What is the rain shadow effect?

• It is where a cloud hovers over a mountain creating a shadow

• warm moist air blows from the ocean to land. Tall mountains may force wind up mountain and condensation occurs. Rainfalls on windward slope with lush, green vegetation. As air mass mover over mountain and down the leeward slope, little or o moisture is left, creating dry desert-like conditions.