Vocabulary
causes surface ocean currents
What is wind
where we live, contains 90% of all gases and all clouds and weather
What is the troposphere
measures temperature
What is a thermometer
Body of air over an area with the same weather characteristics
What is an Air Mass
measure of how much water vapor is in the air
What is humidity
Lowest Layer of the Atmosphere
What is the troposphere
measures dew point/ relative humidity
What is a sling psychrometer
Interface of two air masses
What is a front
caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis, responsible for curving the path of air and ocean currents across Earth,(N.H. to the right, S.H. to the left)
What is the Coriolis Effect
where meteorites burn up, "shooting stars"
What is the mesosphere
measures wind direction
What is a wind/weather vane
List the four types of fronts
What are Cold, Warm, Stationery, Occluded
CO2 Amount Increases- Air temperature ______
increases
intensity of sunlight
What is insolation
Makes up the atmosphere
What is gases
measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
An air mass originating from the North pacific ocean and sweeping over Seattle can be characterized as
What Maritime Polar
Elevation Inc.- _______ Decreases
What is Pressure Or what is Water Vapor
Low Pressure areas, counterclockwise movement
What are cyclones
contains Jet Stream
What is the stratosphere
measures atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer
List Four examples of airmasses
What is mT, mP, cP, cT,
Chance of Precipitation increases when...
Air Temp. and dew point Close OR Dry Bulb and Wet Bulb Close