Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
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Conditions that happen at a specific time and place.
Weather
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An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
100
A cloud that forms near the ground.
Fog
100
Tracks speed and direction of winds and rain by measuring changes in the motion of an object.
Doppler Radar
100
True of False. High pressure is dry and clear.
True
200
An imaginary line that is in the middle of the Earth.
Equator
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Blows for a long distance in a predictable pattern.
Global Wind
200
Scientists who study Earth's atmosphere and weather.
Meteoroligists
200
Snowstorm with 35 mph winds and heavy snowfall.
Blizzard
200
True or False. Insolation gives equal amounts of warmth on the Earth at once.
False. Insolation is only hitting direct spots at certain times.
300
Meteoroligists use this variable to track weather. Also known as atmospheric pressure.
Air Pressure
300
Solar energy that reaches a planet.
Insolation
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Average weather of a place.
Climate
300
Uses radio transmitters to send air pressure, temperature, and humidity data to ground station.
Weather Balloon
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As temperature decreases, air pressure _________.
Increases
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Weather occurs here. Layers of gas that is closest to the Earth's surface.
Troposphere
400
An instrument that measures wind speed.
Anemometer
400
Constant movement of ocean water.
Current
400
Hail, snow, and sleet.
Solid Precipitation
400
True or False. Low Pressure is cold and dry.
False. Low Pressure is warm and stormy/wet.
500
The highest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
Thermosphere
500
Winds that blow between the equator.
Traid Winds
500
Clouds that form in a blanket like layer.
Stratus Clouds
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Takes pictures of atmosphere from space.
Weather Satellite
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