Pressure of weight pushing down on an area

What causes global winds?

Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a large area

Define Convection Current

Transfer heat from one part of the fluid to another

Define Aneroid Barometer

An instrument that measures air pressure without a liquid

Define Thermal Energy

Total of all the particles of a object

Differences in air pressure cause the air to move

Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time & place

Define Coriolis Effect

Effect of Earth rotation on the direction, winds & currents

Define Wind Chill Factor

A measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed

Flow of air from land to a body of water

Transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

Distance in degrees north or south of the Equator

Envelope of gases that surround Earth

Instrument used to measure wind speed

Instrument used to measure temperature

Flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land

What is the composition of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, other gases, & water vapor

Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid

What causes local winds?

Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a small area

Define Mercury Barometer

Instrument that measures changes in air pressure w/ Mercury

What are the three ways heat is transferred?

Convection, conduction, radiation

An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure

Moving an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

Transfer, thermal energy from a partial of matter to another

Winds that blow over short distances

Winds blow at specific directions over long distances

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1
Define Air Pressure
Pressure of weight pushing down on an area
A smooth nearly flat region
A huge body of air
A steep incline
2
Why does air have properties such as density and pressure?
Air has gases
Air has layers
Air has mass
Air has weight
3
What causes global winds?
Equal heating of Earth's surface over a small area
Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a small area
Equal heating of Earth's surface over a large area
Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a large area
4
Define Convection Current
Temperature at which condensation begins
Mass/Volume
Transfer heat from one part of the fluid to another
Moving away temporary from severe weather
5
Define Aneroid Barometer
An instrument that is used changes in air pressure
A high pressure center of dry air
A smooth flat region
An instrument that measures air pressure without a liquid
6
Define Thermal Energy
A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor
Total of all the particles of a object
Vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
Horizontal movement of air
7
What causes wind?
Differences in brownies, and cookies
Differences in cheese pizza, and pepperoni pizza
Differences in hot dogs and hamburgers
Differences in air pressure cause the air to move
8
Define Weather
Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time & place
Total energy of all the particles of an object
Lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
Tundra
9
How is air pressure measured?
By a barometer
By altitude
By temperature
By a therometer
10
Define Coriolis Effect
Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean
Solid particles or liquid droplets in the atpmosphere
Effect of Earth rotation on the direction, winds & currents
Smooth or nearly flat region on the ocean floor
11
What will happen to density as air pressure decreases?
Density is useless
Density decreases
Density increases
Density stays the same
12
Define Altitude
Solid or liquid droplets in the atmosphere
Elevation above sea level
A dry air mass
Change of state from a gas to a liquid
13
Define Wind Chill Factor
A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation
Water in the form of a gas
A measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed
Side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind
14
Define Land Breeze
Boundary where unlike air masses meet but don't mix
Flow of air from land to a body of water
Outer layer of the thermosphere
Winds that blow over short distances
15
What are the common types of barometers?
Samsung, and iPhone
Mercury, and Aneroid
Aneroid, and iPhone
Mercury, and Venus
16
Define Temperature
Relatively dark cool regions on the surface of the sun
Process in which water is lost through a plant's leaf
How hot or cold something is
Areas between tropical and polar zones
17
Define Heat
Outer layer of the thermosphere
Transfer of thermal energy from one object to another
Boundary were unlike air masses meet, but don't mix
Overflowing of water, in a dry area
18
Define Latitude
Distance in degrees north or south of the Equator
Distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian
Gases in the atmosphere that trap energy
Wet, and warm climate found on the edges of the tropics
19
Define Atmosphere
Troposphere
Envelope of gases that surround Earth
Abnormal climate event, that occurs every 2-7 years
A long period of low precipitation
20
Define Anemometer
Elevation above sea level
Well in which water rises
Instrument used to measure wind speed
Organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean
21
Define Thermometer
Instrument used to measure temperature
Layer of rocks and soil above the water table
Area near an equator
Stream of river that flows into a larger river
22
Define Sea Breeze
A lake that stores water for human use
Flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land
An instrument used to measure precipitation
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
23
Define Density
The change of state from a gas to a liquid
The temperature in which condensation begins
An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure
Mass divided by volume
24
Define Water Vapor
Water in the form of a gas
A deep, steep-sided canyon
A giant wave, usually caused by an earthquake
How hot or cold something is
25
What is the composition of the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen, iodine, oxygen, and argon
Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, other gases, & water vapor
Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, other gases, barometer
Nitrogen, titanium, water, gases, liquids
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Define Convection
A range of land that separates one watershed from another
Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
A swirling center of low air pressure
A long period of low precipitation
27
What causes local winds?
Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a large area
Heating on the earth
Unequal heating with air
Unequal heating of Earth's surface over a small area
28
Define Mercury Barometer
Instrument used to measure relative humidty
Permanently frozen soil
Instrument that measures changes in air pressure w/ Mercury
Scientists who study the causes of weather
29
What are the three ways heat is transferred?
Convection, conduction, recycle
Convection, conservation, recycle
Convection, conservation, radiation
Convection, conduction, radiation
30
Define Barometer
The average annual conditions of temperature
Elevation above sea level
An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure
Wispy, feathery clouds
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Define Wind
Side of an mountain range that faces the oncoming wind
Moving an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
Water in form of gas
Movement of energy through a body of water
32
Define Conduction
Climate of the centers of continents
Transfer, thermal energy from a partial of matter to another
Average annual conditions of temperature
Envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
33
Define Local Winds
Winds that blow over short distances
Bands of high speed winds
Amount of water vapor in a given volume of air
Distance in degrees north or south of the equator
34
Define Global Winds
Large stream of moving water that flows through oceans
Distance in degrees north or south of the equator
Winds blow at specific directions over long distances
Lower part of the thermosphere
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What happens to air pressure when altitude increases?
Air pressure decreases
Air pressure is useless
Air pressure stays the same
Air pressure increases

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