ES CH 5 Jeopardy

8/3/2019 ES CH 5 Jeopardy

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Air _____ objects

because air hasweight


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pushes


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In North America,cold and warmfronts tend to

move ____ to ____


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west to east


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Earths is warmed

unevenly by the sunbecause ______

heats more quickly

than the atmosphereor the sea.


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land


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Before making aforecast, weather

forecasters examinedifferent _______

_________


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weather patterns.


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________ _______transfers heat from

one place to anotherand affects weather

and climate.


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Ocean currents


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In a convectioncurrent, air moves

when ____ air rises

and ____ air sinks.


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warm air rises andcold air sinks.


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A change inatmospheric

pressure can mean

a change in


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weather


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______ is anexample of a storm

without a low

pressure closure.


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Thunderstorm


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________ is causedby discharged

electricity that isbuilt up in a

thunderhead cloud


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lightning


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Sunlight directly

strikes Earth atthe _____


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equator


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El Nino is an abnormalcondition off the coastof South America that

causes the water tobecome _______ and______ _________


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warmer and lessdense


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Compared to inland

locations,temperatures at thecoast are _____ in

the summer and______ in the winter.


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colder in the

summer and warmerin the winter


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In a weather systemair flows from ____pressure to ____

pressure.


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high pressure tolow pressure.


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The higher theelevation or altitudethe _____ the airpressure will be.


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lower


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________ is thesame all along the

length of the

isobar line.


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Air pressure


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______ is ameasure of height

above Earths

surface.


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altitude


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When air flows in a

loop caused bydifferences in

temperature andpressure, it is called

______.


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convection


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______ is theaverage weatherconditions of a

place or region.


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climate


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A _____ is an

ongoing movementof ocean water.


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current


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Any storm with a low

pressure closure thatcauses a circular

pattern of winds toform is called a

_______.


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cyclone


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The layer of gasesclosest to Earthssurface is called

the ________


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troposphere

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In areas where intense

seasonal winds or______ bring a lot of

rain, floods will occurbecause the ground

cannot soak up all ofthe rain.


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monsoons


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A ______ is a longperiod without rain,or with very little

rain.


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drought


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To _______ is tomake your best

prediction before

an event happens.


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forecast


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A __________ is a

scientist whospecializes in the

study of the Earthsatmosphere and

weather.


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What variables can

change airpressure?


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Height above Earthssurface, volume,

temperature, andamount of water

vapor.

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