Atmosphere
The 4 layers of the atmosphere
What is Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere?
Travels areas of high pressure into areas of low pressure because air always seeks out lower pressure
What is Air Flow?
Water is present in the atmosphere in three states
What is liquid, solids, and gasses?
Air reaches the saturation point while temperature and dew point are close together
What is fog?
A warm mass of air advances and replaces a body of colder air
What is a warm front?
The earth is warmed by
What is the sun?
The flow of air from areas of high to low pressure is deflected to the right and produces a clockwise circulation around an area
What is High Pressure?
The Amount of moisture present in the atmosphere is dependent
What is temperature of the air?
This fog shows on clear nights, with relatively little to no wind present
What is Radiation Fog?
Occurs when a fast-moving cold front catches up with a slow-moving warm front
What is occluded front?
This air expands and cools due to the decrease in air pressure as altitude increases
What is rising air?
A sudden, drastic change in wind speed and/or direction over a very small area
What is wind shear?
There is an atmospheric anomaly that can occur, When the temperature of the air rises with altitude
What is temperature inversion?
To form, there must be adequate water vapor and condensation nuclei, as well as a method by which the air can be cooled
What are clouds?
It Begins with the cumulus stage, in which lifting action of the air begin
What is a thunderstorm?
This force deflects air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, causing it to follow a curved path instead of a straight line
What is Coriolis Force?
The resulting uneven heating of the air creates small areas of local circulation
What is convective currents?
The Relationship between certain factors defines the concept of relative humidity
What is dewpoint and temperature?
Clouds With extensive vertical development
What are cumulus clouds?
Air mass passing over warm surface has this stability
What is unstable air mass?
The movement of air around the surface of the Earth
What is atmospheric circulation?
The wind flows smoothly up the windward side of the mountain and the upward currents typically help to carry an aircraft
What is over the mountain?
Given in degrees, is the temperature at which the air can hold no more moisture
Dew point
These Extensive vertical clouds can be obscured by other cloud formations and are not always visible from the ground or while in flight
What are Embedded Thunderstorms?
Narrow band of active thunderstorms
What is a squall line?