Space and Climate Final

What does a barometer measure? ¿Qué mide un barómetro?

• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Humidity
• Pressure

What kind of air does a warm front bring? ¿Qué tipo de aire trae un frente cálido

• Cold
• Warm
• Dirty
• Dry

What kind of clouds are thin and wispy? Qué tipo de nubes son finas y tenues

• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus
• Anvil
• Rain

What is the process that produces clouds?Cuál es el proceso que produce las nubes

• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation
• The water cycle

Why do hurricanes get so strong ? ¿Por qué son tan fuertes los huracanes?

• The Coriolis effect
• Unlimited warm moist air to pull from
• Because they form as individual storms that then mix together
• Lots of strong air

Why does warm water vapor condense as it rises in the sky? ¿Por qué se condensa el vapor de agua caliente al ascender por el cielo?

• Because of the temperature getting colder the higher up you go
• Because the water is too heavy to float so it condenses into a cloud
• Because the wind keeps it up
• Because the water has clouds

What does temperature inversion create?¿Qué genera la inversión térmica?

• Stormy skies
• Hot weather
• Cold weather
• A "cap"

What is the Coriolis effect? ¿Qué es el efecto Coriolis?

• The direction the wind blows
• A change in the direction of fluids traveling over a distance
• A change in the composition of fluids to include oxygen
• A change in the direction of water being flushed down a drain

Why does the Coriolis effect affect wind? ¿Por qué el efecto Coriolis afecta al viento?

• Because wind is a liquid
• Because wind is a gas
• Because wind behaves as a fluid
• Because wind behaves as a solid

If air is warm it can hold more what? Si el aire está caliente puede contener más ¿qué?

• Moisture
• Dirt and dust
• Gas
• bugs