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Influential Factors in Weather Prediction

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What happens to air temperature and pressure when heat is added?

Both increase (correct)

Temperature increases while pressure decreases

Temperature decreases while pressure increases

Both decrease

Why does warm, moist air rising up a mountain create rain on the windward side?

Increased air density

Cooling and condensation (correct)

Due to decreased pressure

Collisions between molecules

How does the difference in air mass characteristics contribute to weather conditions?

By decreasing collisions between molecules

By creating fronts (correct)

By preventing cloud formation

By increasing air density

Which side of a mountain is likely to be dry due to the compression of air molecules?

The leeward side Signup and view all the answers

How do adiabatic processes affect temperature changes in air parcels?

By changing temperature without gain or loss of heat Signup and view all the answers

How do air pressure, temperature, and density influence weather?

They are like a set of siblings, closely related to each other. Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to air pressure?

The number of collisions between air molecules Signup and view all the answers

How does an increase in air temperature affect air pressure?

It increases air pressure Signup and view all the answers

Analogous to billiard balls, how do air molecules behave?

They collide and push each other around Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between air temperature and the speed of air molecules?

Higher temperature results in faster movement of air molecules Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for thunderstorms occurring?

The rising of warm, wet air known as an updraft Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the water droplets inside a cloud fall back toward the ground?

They gather friends to form larger water droplets Signup and view all the answers

What type of weather pattern is formed when the air inside a thunderstorm cloud starts to spin?

Tornadoes over land Signup and view all the answers

What drives tornadoes and hurricanes along until they stop or run out of energy?

Opposing winds Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of the updraft in the formation of thunderstorms?

To convince water droplets to form larger droplets Signup and view all the answers