weather
cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
COLD front
scientists who study the weather (climate).
what are climatologists?
Exosphere, thermosphere, mesophere, stratosphere,troposphere (ionosphere).
What are the LAYERS of the ATMOSPHERE?
word for "RAIN IS COMING"
what does NIMBO mean?
a process of EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION and PRECIPITATION.
what is the WATER CYCLE?
warm air mass overtakes cold air mass
what is a WARM front ?
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
what is CLIMATE?
very edge of our atmosphere.
what is the exosphere?
made of ice crystals. thin and wispy.
what is cirrus clouds
cold and dry.
What type of weather does CONTINENTAL POLAR?
a large body of air with consistant tempature and humidity that passes over.
What is air mass?
low temp, precipitation that forms ice.
What is a POLAR climate zone?
Reported as a percentage
relative humidity is ...?
Cover the sky like a "BLANKET"
how would u describe STRATUS clouds?
simplified version of the service weather maps.
What is newspaper weather maps?
occurs when the weather stays the same for days or weeeks at a time.
what is WEATHER PATTERNS?
either tropical heat or artic cold hot summers, cold winters.
What is temperate?
layers that reflet radio wares, used for navigation.
What is the ionosphere?
flat bottom, fluffy clouds.
caused by the difference in air pressure.
What is wind?
violent storms, heavy rain showers, followed be **** weather ending in clear skies.
closer to the equater, high tempatures , little to high levels of precipitation.
what is a TROPICAL climate zone ?
Cirro, Alto, Strato.
What are the 3 elevations of clouds?
A system of patterns caused by the spinning of the earth and the differences in tempature between the equator and the polar areas.
What is GLOBAL WINDS?