Stratus
Low Pressure
Equator
Coriolis effect
funnel cloud
Fossils, Plants, Ice
Clouds (visual photograph)
Weather maps
Over land
Data collected and observed weather changes.
Precipitation map shows the amount of precipitation that has accumulated within the last 24 hours
Climate
Gulf Stream
Warm water
Cirrus
Fronts
Forecast
Cumulus Clouds
a climate pattern where the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the atmosphere and weather around the world.
tiny water droplets (and even ice crystals) floating in the sky
Radars loop the movement of significant storms
Latitude, altitude, distance from ocean.
Yes
Air Mass
Stratus
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds.
Tropical climates are found near the ____________.
In what temperature of water do hurricanes form?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way.
A warm ocean current the moves quickly from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
What does a precipitation map show?
Scientific predictions of weather
Can a climate change?
What is a cloud?
Large area of air that has the same temperature and humidity
Big storms form over which kind of pressure system?
What does a satellite map show?
______________ clouds can sometimes rest on the ground known as fog
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or sleet fall from them
The average weather conditions over a long period of time
Weather forecasting is based on what?
What makes a hurricane spin?
What is El Nino?
Forecasters use ________ to show the current weather conditions.
What 3 major things affect climate?
Boundary that separates two air masses
Where do tornadoes usually form?
The spinning column of air is called
What does a radar map show?
What is one way scientists try to learn about past climates?
