Vocab
As air is heated
As air cools
Pressure
Misc.
100
Thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
What is atmosphere
100
The air will move....
What is up or rise
100
the direction of the movement of air
What is sinks
100
Differences between areas of high pressure and low pressure in the atmosphere cause
What is wind
100
As the distance from the surface of the Earth increases, the temperature in the troposphere
What is decreases
200
Tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
What is barometer
200
the volume
What is increases
200
the volume will
What is decrease
200
Dense air pressing down on the Earth's surface will likely create:
What is high pressure
200
How can you tell in which direction a front is moving? Hint: Circles or Triangles
What is circles or triangles face in the direction in which the front is moving
300
Lines on a map that indicate equal pressure.
What is isobar
300
the density
What is decreases
300
the density will
What is decrease
300
When air is moving upward, away from the surface of the Earth, this kind of pressure is formed:
What is low
300
If a warm air mass rises, the area it originated in will become empty, causing......
What is surrounding air to fill an empty spot.
400
Law that states that as temperature of air increases, its volume increases
What is Charles Law
400
the mass
What is stays the same
400
True or False: a cold air mass will rise above a warm air mass?
What is true
400
PRessure only moves in one direction, which is
What is from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
400
This type of front is symbolized on a map by a line with semi-circles pointing in the direction in which the front is moving.
What is a warm front
500
Water falls to the surface of the Earth in the form of
What is precipitation
500
True or false? a warm air mass will rise above a cold air mass?
What true
500
the mass
What is stays the same
500
True or False: Atmospheric pressure will change as a front moves across an area
What is True
500
True or False: As air gets cooler, it becomes more dense
What is True
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