AJHD AOTW Weather Week of 2/12/24

This is a band of water vapor carried from the tropics on strong winds such as the jet stream

• gale

• hurricane

• pineapple express

• anticyclone

• atmospheric river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This provides most of the world's north to south water vapor transport

• gale

• hurricane

• pineapple express

• anticyclone

• atmospheric river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At any given moment, how many atmospheric rivers are there in each hemisphere?

• 2-3

• 1-4

• 3-5

• 5-7

• 6-8

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The warmer the atmosphere...

• The less moisture it contains

• The more moisture it contains

• The higher the atmospheric pressure

• The lower the atmospheric pressure

• The greater the chance for flooding and mudslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens when an atmospheric river reaches a coast?

• Heavy rain and snow

• Hurricanes

• The clouds break up and dissipate leaving clear skies

• Gale like winds and storms

• Soaring temperatures and a heat wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Approximately how large is an atmospheric river?

• Over 200 miles

• Over 500 miles

• Over 700 miles

• Over 1000 miles

• Over 1200 miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Pineapple Express is...

• A powerful atmospheric river

• The area in the Pacific Ocean where most hurricanes develop

• An area in the Pacific Ocean where the most volcanoes and earthquakes take place

• A fast moving winter storm that blows into the west coast from Hawaii

• A storm that generates huge waves in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What drives the Pineapple Express?

• Polar Jet Stream

• Hadley Cell

• Ferrell Cell

• Walker Cell

• Tropical Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Th tropics can be found HERE...

• At the equator

• 1860 miles north of the equator

• 1860 miles south of the equator

• 1860 miles north and south of the equator

• None of these

WHAT is most responsible for shaping the weather of the tropics?

• Trade Winds

• Hadley Cell

• Ferrell Cell

• Walker Cell

• Tropical Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6