Convection: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere

The higher you go, the air pressure gets_________.

Major ocean current driven by warming surface water and cold, heavier salt water is called___.

Blue lines with triangles on a weather map represent ....

These typically form in the middle of the USA and involve tubes of wind which go vertical..

On a weather map low pressure, or L, usually means...

Why is ocean saltier at the equator? Helping to drive the currents...

When water forms liquid droplets from water vapor.....

It usually takes less time to fly from LA to Boston than from Boston to LA because

All of these are Climate Zones except. . .

A major contributor to the greenhouse effect is too much of this in the air...

Global convection currents in the atmosphere flow from

At night, air over land cools faster (more dense)than air over ocean. This causes

Weather and Climate on Earth is primarily driven by _______________of the air and ocean water.

In convection, heat rises. (HINT: Heat is not a type of matter)

In convection, heated-less dense fluids rise.

Hurricanes spin because the eye has low pressure and the surrounding high pressure air

High Pressure, or H, on a weather map usually means....

What is one role the ocean plays in climate?

When clouds get saturated, and can't hold anymore water, water vapor cools and.....

Water changes to a gas from energy from the .....

How was the gulf stream discovered?

The layer of gas that surrounds the earth is called the...

When the land heats up before the ocean during the day, warmer air over land rises causing a

This is a huge low pressure system that forms over water and spins counter clockwise.

Warm air rises because it is....

Without the oceans, the earth would...

A jet stream is

When winds curve due to the spin of the earth

Red lines with half circles on a weather map represent..

On a weather forecast, low pressure (L) means stormy weather-air is rising-forming clouds.

The atmosphere is composed of 78% ___________.

This is the type of energy transfer from the sun...

The process by which water cycles from the surface to the atmosphere...

Which substance along the sea coast retains heat the longest?

Westerlies, in the Temperate Zone, move air from ____________.

When water changes from a liquid to a gas.

The atmosphere is about this high....

Tropical Climate Zones extend from the equator to

In the United States, weather moves across the country from

The red mat demo showed....

Rutland Massachusetts is in the

Trade winds blow from , helping ships move from Europe to New World.

On a weather forecast, a high pressure system (H) usually means nice weather-no cloud formation

Radiant energy from the sun heats the atmosphere and then the heat gets trapped is called the..

I feel like I learned something new during this lesson.

What is Mrs. Daigle's puppy's name?

Air currents (winds) are produced by

Standard air pressure is about ________pounds per square inch.

Hurricanes often move from the Atlantic Ocean to Florida because they

High pressure systems in the northern hemisphere spin....

Air and _________currents influence weather and global climates.

When air is heated the pressures change. High goes to low and causes....

Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current originating from Gulf of Mexico to the

Most water in clouds comes from...

Global winds that drive Earth's weather are called