weather

How does air move?

• Warm air rises and cool air sinks

• Warm air sinks and cool air rises

What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

• Rain

• Clear skies

What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?

• Warm temperatures

• Cool temperatures

• Clear conditions

• Cloudy conditions

How do air masses move across the US?

• The trade winds move the air masses from west to east

• The jet stream moves air masses from west to east

• The trade winds move the air masses from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• The Gulf Stream air moves around the Gulf of Mexico

How does wind move?

• From area of high pressure to low pressure

• From areas of low pressure to high pressure

The number one thing hurricanes need is...

• warm water

• cold air from cold fronts

• cold water

• strong warm front

What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

• Denver

• El Paso

• Memphis

• Los Angeles

What city is most likely going to see temperatures rise?

• San Jose

• El Paso

• Jacksonville

• Chicago

Where do the most violent storms form

• The poles

• Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• Tropic of capricorn