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Main Ideas
Science Stuff
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The study of atmospheric phenomena, in ancient Greek it means "high in the air"
What is meteorology
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Moving particles such as air are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere because of this
What is Coriolis Effect
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A device used to measure temperature.
What is Thermometer.
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High Pressure is usually associated with this type of weather while low pressure is associated with this type of weather.
What is high pressure are usually associated with fair weather, while low pressure systems are associated with clouds and precipitation.
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Weather satellites use both times of imagery to observe weather conditions on earth what are they?
What is Visible-light and Infrared imagery.
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The current state of the atmosphere
What is weather
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This wind occurs at 30 degrees north and south latitude, it is linked with the horse latitudes by Spanish Traders.
What is Trade Winds
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Measures air pressure
What is Barometer
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What method of heat transfer plays the primary role in the formation of a air mass?
What is Conduction
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What is the fourth type of front, warm front, occluded front, stationary front, and
What is Cold Front
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a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms.
What is Air mass
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This Wind Flows between 30 and 60 degrees north and south latitude in a circulation pattern opposite that of the trade winds. It blows from the west to the east and is responsible for most of the weather in North America.
What is Prevailing westerlies
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Is used to measure wind speed
What is anemometer
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What is the main advantage of Doppler radar over conventional weather radar?
What is The ability to measure wind speeds associated with precipitation areas, including those that are experiencing severe weather such as thunderstorms and tornado's.
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Is earth round or oval?
What is Oval because of the way we spin.
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Long-term variations in weather for a particular area
What is climate
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This wind lies between 60 degrees latitude and the poles, they flow from the northeast to the southwest in the northern hemisphere. They are cold.
What is Polar easterlies
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measures the height of cloud layers and estimates the amount of sky covered by louds
What is ceilometer
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A forecast that relies on numerical data is known as a
What is Digital forecast
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What is the coldest recorded temperature on earth.
What is minus 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 89.2 degrees C) in Antarctica.
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an exchange of heat or moisture with the surface over which an air mass travels that can change an air mass.
What is air mass modification
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This is a narrow region separating two air masses of different densities. Gets its name from WWI
What is Fronts
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the sensors on this measures temperature, air pressure, and humidity. This device is carried on balloon.
What is Radiosonde
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Two of the most important factors in weather forecasting are
What is the accuracy and the density of the data.
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70 percent of the earth is covered by water how much have humans explored.
What is 5%
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