Winds
My head is in the clouds
Measures
Falling from the sky
General
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How wind typically blows....from what to what

High pressure to Low pressure

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Which type temperature can hold more water vapor

Higher temperature air - it evaporates faster so it can hold more

100

Meterologist use this to measure temperature

Thermometer and Thermographs

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Fivw most common forms of precipitation

rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain

100

The measure of the amount of thermal energy in the air

What is Temperature?

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Global winds that drive most US weather

Prevaliling westerlies

200

Due to uneven heating on surface, the push from high to low pressure is called this

pressure gradient force

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Instrument used to measure air pressure

Barometer

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If air is 100% saturated and temperature drops, this happens

Air will turn into tiny droplets of water that stick to dust particles - Condensation occurs.

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Which scale starts with the assumed termperature of the body as 96*

Fahrenheit

300

Land absorbing sun's energy more rapidly than water

Sea Breezes

300

the measure of the amount of water vaport in the air

Humidity

300

This causes wind

The movement of air due to difference in air pressure

300

the rate at which air pressure changes with distance

Pressure gradient

(the larger the gradient, the stronger the wind)

300

As temperature goes up, what does pressure do?

It goes down.

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This causes the paths winds follow between cyclones are anticyclones

The Coriolis effect

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The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much could be in air

Relative humidity

400

How wind direction expressed

By directions - or degrees on a compass

(north, southwest, 90*)

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Object like trees, buildings and mountains slow down winds - its called this

Friction effects

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Freezing point of water in both F and C

32* and 0*

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These air masses are associated with low pressure, cloudy, damp and stormy weather

What is warm air masses

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Instrument used to measure humidity

hygrometer

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This measures precipitation in mm of in of water

a rain gauge

500

The smalles rain drops

Drizzle (about .5 mm)

500

Weight of gases in the atomosphere bearing on Earth's surface

Pressure (atmospheric pressure)

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