What are the four factors affecting wind and how do they influence wind behavior? Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction

Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum

What processes lift air and what are their characteristics? Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction Temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation

Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting

What are the six state changes of matter and the caloric exchange per gram of water? Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction Melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, sublimation, deposition

Melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, sublimation, deposition

What positions on the diagram do the equinoxes and solstices occur? North: Spring Equinox, East: Winter Solstice, South: Autumnal Equinox, West: Summer Solstice Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction

North: Spring Equinox, East: Winter Solstice, South: Autumnal Equinox, West: Summer Solstice

What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is the study of atmospheric conditions, climate is the study of geological conditions Weather is short term and constantly changing, climate is long term and a generalized composite of weather Weather is the study of wind patterns, climate is the study of ocean currents Weather is the average temperature, climate is the average precipitation

Weather is short term and constantly changing, climate is long term and a generalized composite of weather

What are the elements of weather and climate? Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction Temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, air pressure, wind speed and direction

Temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, air pressure, wind speed and direction

What is the major composition of Earth's atmosphere? 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, Argon and other gases, Carbon Dioxide 0.0405% Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction

78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, Argon and other gases, Carbon Dioxide 0.0405%

What are some of the other components of air? Water vapor, greenhouse gases, aerosols, ozone Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction

Water vapor, greenhouse gases, aerosols, ozone

What are the layers of the atmosphere in order? Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

What causes the seasons? Orographic lifting, frontal lifting, convergence, localized convective lifting The Sun's angle and length of daylight, which changes as the Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun Latitude, altitude, land vs water, dominant wind direction Pressure gradient force, Coriolis effect, friction, conservation of angular momentum

The Sun's angle and length of daylight, which changes as the Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun

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What are the four factors affecting wind and how do they influence wind behavior?

What processes lift air and what are their characteristics?

What are the six state changes of matter and the caloric exchange per gram of water?

What positions on the diagram do the equinoxes and solstices occur?

What is the difference between weather and climate?

What are the elements of weather and climate?

What is the major composition of Earth's atmosphere?

What are some of the other components of air?

What are the layers of the atmosphere in order?

What causes the seasons?

What is temperature and what is heat?

What are the three mechanisms of heat transfer?

What is the greenhouse effect and how does it work?

What are isotherms and what do they show?

Why does temperature vary across different regions?

Which two months represent temperature extremes in most regions?

What is humidity, saturation, and vapor pressure?

What is a mixing ratio, relative humidity, and dew point temperature?

When does adiabatic temperature change occur and what are the dry and wet adiabatic rates?

What does stable air do and when does absolute stability, absolute instability, and conditional stability occur?

What are the three main cloud types and their subtypes?

What are the five basic fog types and how do they form?

What is the Bergeron Process and how does it contribute to precipitation?

What is the collision-coalescence process and how does it affect precipitation?

What atmospheric conditions are required for different forms of precipitation?

What are the advantages of using radar versus a gauge for measuring precipitation?

What is air pressure and how is it measured?

What instruments can be used to measure air pressure?

What are the four forces that act on the atmosphere?

What is a cyclone and what is an anticyclone?

What are the different global pressure zones and their characteristics?

What are the three types of local winds and their formations?

How is wind speed and wind direction measured?

What is the Southern Oscillation and how does it relate to El Nino and La Nina?

What are the major factors of the Global Distribution of Precipitation?

What are air masses and how do they affect weather?

What is a source region and what are the four different types?

What are the four basic types of air masses?

What are fronts and how do they affect weather?

What are the characteristics of a warm front?

What are the characteristics of a cold front?

What are the characteristics of a stationary front?

What are the characteristics of an occluded front?

What are midlatitude cyclones and how do they affect weather?

What is the life cycle of a midlatitude cyclone?

What is the role of air aloft in the formation of cyclones and anticyclones?

What are the features of thunderstorms and what do they require?

What are the stages of thunderstorm development?

How do tornadoes form and how can they be measured and detected?

Where do hurricanes form and how do they develop?

Where do climates exchange energy and moisture?

How do humans contribute to global climate change?

How do CO2 levels rise and what is their effect on the atmosphere?

What are some trace gases that contribute to climate change?

What are the possible outcomes of altering the climate system?

What are General Circulation Models and how do they simulate future climate change?

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