15 Questions
What happens to air temperature and pressure when heat is added?
Both increase
Why does warm, moist air rising up a mountain create rain on the windward side?
Cooling and condensation
How does the difference in air mass characteristics contribute to weather conditions?
By creating fronts
Which side of a mountain is likely to be dry due to the compression of air molecules?
The leeward side
How do adiabatic processes affect temperature changes in air parcels?
By changing temperature without gain or loss of heat
How do air pressure, temperature, and density influence weather?
They are like a set of siblings, closely related to each other.
What contributes to air pressure?
The number of collisions between air molecules
How does an increase in air temperature affect air pressure?
It increases air pressure
Analogous to billiard balls, how do air molecules behave?
They collide and push each other around
What is the relationship between air temperature and the speed of air molecules?
Higher temperature results in faster movement of air molecules
What is the primary reason for thunderstorms occurring?
The rising of warm, wet air known as an updraft
What happens when the water droplets inside a cloud fall back toward the ground?
They gather friends to form larger water droplets
What type of weather pattern is formed when the air inside a thunderstorm cloud starts to spin?
Tornadoes over land
What drives tornadoes and hurricanes along until they stop or run out of energy?
Opposing winds
What is the main role of the updraft in the formation of thunderstorms?
To convince water droplets to form larger droplets
Learn about the key variables that play a crucial role in determining the weather forecast, including air pressure, temperature, and air density. Understand how these factors interact and influence each other to shape the weather patterns we experience.
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