Chapter 4 Review

Highest temperature and closest zone to the equator

What does this picture show?

Can look like flat sheets of clouds. Can mean overcast or rainy weather.

A boundary between air masses

Condition of earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

Puffy white clouds resembling cotton. If they go too high they can turn into thunder clouds

How is precipitation measured?

Clouds so high they are made of ice particles and look feathery. Can be signs of good weather

What does a Sling Psychrometer measure?

How is air pressure measured?

Warm fronts occur when warm air moves______colder air

Which 2 things affect the climate of a region?

Climate is determined by...

Name 2 ways that humans release greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere?

Results in a short period of heavy rain and possibly violent thunderstorms

Cold fronts occur when cold air moves OVER warm air

The measure of transparancy of the atmosphere. Distance of which objects can be seen

Coldest climate zone

What does a thermometer measure?

In high pressure systems, air moves________

Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Visibility can be affected by...

Results in clear skies to partly cloudy skies, with the occasional light rain

What measures wind speed?

What measures wind direction?

A polar jet stream would pull cold air from Canada to___________

What are some ways that humans can slow the rate of climate change?

Lower temperatures then tropical zones

Causes gentle rain showers for longer periods of time

What affects the climate of a region by influencing the wind patterns and transfer of energy?

Temperature changes as elevation changes