Vocab
Turbulence
Atmosphere
Weather Hazards
Clouds
100
The property of being warm or hot.
What is thermal
100
Rising current of warm air.
What is thermal turbulence
100
The process of cooling air through expansion.
What is adiabatic cooling
100
This swirling action can sharpen into a powerful vortex that reaches from the ground into the clouds.
What is a tornado
100

What is the name for middle level coulds?

What is Alto 

200
Drastic change in wind before an approaching storm.
What is gust fronts
200
Friction in the air.
What is mechanical turbulence
200
The process of heating dry air through compression.
What is adiabatic heating
200
Closely associated with thunderstorms and may result in events such as volcanic eruptions and large wildfires produced by the strikes.
What is lightning
200
This man flew as the navigator on the flight through the hurricane's eye and recounted the tales of the adventure to historians.
Who is 2nd Lt Ralph O'Hair
300
Long stretch of low pressure.
What is trough
300
Strong bursts of wind.
What is wind gusts
300
The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
What is lapse rate
300
This weather can potentially blow through the tropopause and may cause violent turbulence.
What is a thunderstorm
300
Considered a product of updrafts causing water to super cool with the temperature dropping to freezing.
What is icing
400
Increase in temperature with altitude.
What is temperature inversion
400
Dramatic change in wind speed and direction.
What is wind shear turbulence
400
The atmosphere's ability to resist vertical motion.
What is a stable atmosphere
400
Develop in moist, unstable air near a cold front.
What is squall lines
400
Another form of super cooled water, this may result in a large ice balls and can cause significant damage to an airplane in a matter of seconds.
What is hail
500
Small areas of low circulation.
What is convective currents
500
Produces clear air turbulence.
What is high-level wind shear
500
Process which requires energy and either cools or heats air.
What is the adiabatic process
500
Produced either inside clouds, outside clouds, or at lower altitudes.
What is turbulence
500
The greatest horizontal distance at which you can see big objects with the naked eye is known as this.
What is visibility
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