Science Weather Factors!

A COLD dry air mass collides with a WARM, humid air mass over flat land. The warm air is forced upward, causing a powerful updraft. As the air rises, it cools and condenses, creating a powerful downdraft. What weather event is forming?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• idk?

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Low pressure system.

• Bad weather, severe weather, precipitation, humid, and cloudy.

• Fair, sunny weather

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High pressure system

• Fair weather

• Bad weather

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What causes a low pressure system that leads to hurricanes?

• Large amounts of water vapor condenses rapidly

• Hurricanes get larger.

• Torandoes

• thunderstorms

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What has a higher humidity? Tropical Climate or Polar Climate?

• Tropical

• Polar

What weather factors cause evaporation?

hint-there is three choices!

• Low humidity

• strong winds

• clear sky

• high humidity

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The weather forecast is for warmer air and lower air pressure. What type of weather would you have based on this forecast?

• Lots of humidity

• rain

• Clouds

• Hurricanes

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What days will precipitation most likely occur?

• Monday- humidity 56%

• Thursday-humidity 98%

• Friday- humidity 47%

• Saturday-humidity 92%

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What happens when a hurricane forms over the ocean?

• When is comes in contact with warm water and strong winds it keeps growing.

• When it comes in contact with a strong wind and cold water is makes a tornado.

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What causes a hurricane to increase in strength?

• Warm water

• cold ice

• sharks

• cold water

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