Pittman's Fall Exam Study Guide 2019

What type of weather will low-pressure systems bring?

This is a narrow band of high winds near the top of the troposphere; flow west to east.

These are steady winds that flow from east to west between 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South latitude.

This is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure.

This is the boundary between two air masses.

This is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur.

What type of weather front will stall for several days, bringing clouds and rain?

This is the transfer of thermal energy (heat) by collisions (touching) between particles of matter.

What type of weather will a high pressure system bring?

This is the atmospheric layer closest to earth's surface; where we live.

This is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.

What is Pangaea?

This is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

These are fluffy, heaped or piled-up clouds about 2000 to 6000 meters up.

These are remains of living things that lived long ago.

This layer of the earth spins and is made of liquid iron and nickel.

Stunning displays of light called auroras are found in this atmospheric layer.

This is the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place and time.

This is the outermost, thinnest layer of the Earth consisting of rocks and soil; the layer we live on.

How are mountains evidence of continental drift?

These air masses are cold and humid.

How much can temperatures decrease when a cold front passes through?

This is made of solid iron and nickel; it is the innermost layer of the earth.

This is the thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth.

These air masses bring cold temperatures and cool, dry weather in summer.

This scientist had the theory of continental drift.

This is the atmospheric layer farthest from Earth's surface.

What is a hurricane?

These are cold winds that blow from east to west near the poles.

This is the movement of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern hemisphere.

This is the thickest layer of the Earth; it is composed of molten rock (magma).

This is the amount of water vapor in the air.

In convection currents, how does air in the atmosphere move?

This is the atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere, about 15 to 50 km high.

This is the outermost layer of the mantle; it includes the crust and upper mantle.

This is the transfer of thermal energy (heat) by movement of particles within matter.

This is where most tornados occur in the United States, from Nebraska to Texas.

What type of wavelength can burn human skin and cause skin cancer?

This is the theory that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and moved to present locations.

These air masses bring hot, dry air.