Fronts
Air Masses
Air Pressure
Atmosphere
Potpourri
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Brings cold weather
What is a cold front?
100
This causes wind.
What is the uneven heating of Earth?
100
What is the symbol for a cold front?
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Closest layer to Earth's surface
What is the Troposphere?
100
Term used to describe how close atoms/molecules are in an object
What is density?
200
Causes light rain over several days
What is a Stationary front
200
cP, mT, cT, and mP
What are the 4 classifications of air mass?
200
Air pressure is highest here
What is closest to earth's surface?
200
Coldest part of the atmosphere
What is the Mesosphere?
200
rises and sinks is the basis for this in weather
What is Convection currents?
300
Brings clear skies
What is a cold front?
300
mP
What is Maritime Polar?
300
Air pressure ________________ as you move upward in the atmosphere
What is decreases?
300
Most weather occurs here
What is the troposphere?
300
Instrument that measures air pressure
What is a Barometer?
400
Fronts in a "standoff".
What is a stationary front?
400
Produces cold and dry weather?
What is cP
400
What is he symbol for a warm front?
400
The 4 main layers of the atmosphere
What are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and the Thermosphere
400
Shows position of the air masses in the USA and othes
What is a weather map?
500
The 4 types of fronts.
What are warm, cold, stationary, and Occluded
500
Produces hot and dry weather
What is a cT air mass?
500
The two levels of pressure
What is high and low pressure?
500
The two sublayers of the Thermosphere
What are the Ionosphere and the Exosphere?
500
studies, researches and reports on the weather.
What is a meteorologist?