| A | B |
|---|
| High pressure | fair weather |
| Low pressure | cloudy and rainy weather |
| cold front | stormy weather - abrupt (quick) weather changes |
| warm front | rainy weather for several days |
| Occluded front | cloudy rainy or snowy |
| stationary front | clouds and precipitation |
| relative humidity | amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much water the air could hold in those conditions |
| Maritime tropical air mass | warm and humid air |
| Maritime polar air mass | cold and humid air |
| continental tropical air mass | warm and dry air |
| continental polar air mass | cold and dry air |
| low elevation-- air pressure is.. | high pressure |
| high eleveation--- air pressure is | low pressure |
| cumulus clouds indicate | fair weather |
| cirrus clouds indicate | fair weather |
| Butterfly effect | small disturbances can eventually cause large disturbances in the atmosphere |
| Wind barb shows what about wind | Where it comes FROM and speed |
| Cumulonimbus cloud indicates | rain |
| Where is energy added to the water in the water cycle? | in evaporation |
| Where is energy removed from water and added to the atmosphere in the water cycle? | in condensation or cloud formation |
| Clouds are formed by... | Water vapor condensing around dust in the air when the temperature drops to dew point or below |
| When you see fog is that water vapor? | No! Water vapor is INVISIBLE. You see water droplets that make clouds |
| High humidity | fog, lots of clouds, sticky |
| low humidity | clear, not sticky |
| warmer water causes storms to be more severe because.... | The warmer water adds energy to the storm. (Heat is energy!!) |
| Energy released or absorbed by water to evaporate? | water absorbes energy to do this |
