Weather and Climate Phenomena: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Geology

Download Weather and Climate Phenomena: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Geology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 How is weather created? DEFINITION 1 planetary rotation differential heating in the atmosphere and hydrosphere TERM 2 what influences a pressure system? DEFINITION 2 results of rising warm or sinking cool air TERM 3 where do storms develop? DEFINITION 3 at the interface between two air masses TERM 4 when warm and cold fronts move past each other? DEFINITION 4 wind shear isolates low pressure zone TERM 5 this creates a? DEFINITION 5 low pressure cell TERM 6 How is the jet stream created? DEFINITION 6 upper atmosphere circulation around pressure cells TERM 7 and what does it do with those pressure cells? DEFINITION 7 it drags them across the country TERM 8 el nino is on how long of a cycle? DEFINITION 8 3-5 year TERM 9 how is el nino tracked? DEFINITION 9 sea surface temperature anomalies TERM 10 el nino is considered cyclical but is it considered periodic? DEFINITION 10 no it is not and repeat time is highly variable TERM 21 how do thunderstorms grow? DEFINITION 21 warm air rises sharply and water vapor precipitates outthis releases latent heat which allows the cloud to grow TERM 22 what creates the flattened tops of thunderstorm clouds DEFINITION 22 warm air rises and cools till it cannot rise any more and then sheers off TERM 23 what is a pop-up thunderstorm DEFINITION 23 exceptionally warm air that rises without a nearby frontits random a$$ rainfall TERM 24 what are common weather effects of thunderstorms? DEFINITION 24 hail TERM 25 neutral atoms in a storm cloud can be separated how? DEFINITION 25 nearby charge or friction which separates the atoms into + and - charges TERM 26 what is the dominant lighting formation hypothesis? DEFINITION 26 super cooled rain carried by updrafts, collide with fine, suspended