Weather And Climate Flash Cards/Quiz

A redirection of wind when it is forced upward to travel over the top of the mountain and then down the other side

• Frontal lifting
• Thermal inversion
• Convectional uplift
• Orographic lift

strong eastward winds in the stratosphere which blow horizontally around the earth

• trade winds
• jet streams
• monsoon winds
• polar vortexes

Jet streams blow

• Jet streams blow from west to east
• Jet streams blow from east to west

tool used to measure temperature; measures in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius

Example.

"Room temperature" is 20 degrees Celsius

• thermometer
• hygrometer
• barometer
• anemometer

The main difference between a thermostat and a thermometer is that a thermostat regulates temperature, while a thermometer only measures it

• True
• False

an overall increase in average global temperatures due to the greenhouse effect (the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere trapping more heat)

• Climate change
• Global warming
• Ozone depletion
• Acid rain

An energetic ocean wave in deep water caused by an underwater earthquake, its height increasing as it approaches land. 

• tide
• hurricane
• tsunami
• whirlpool

tool used to measure atmospheric pressure

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Anemometer

A barometer reads higher pressure. This indicates

• High humidity and rain expected.
• Cold front approaching with snow.
• Lower temperatures and less precipitation.

• Stormy and unpredictable weather conditions.

What the standard air pressure in the atmosphere?

• 1 atm

• 5 atm

• 0.5 atm
• 10 atm