Chapter 17
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Most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen
100
gas most important to understanding weather (atmospheric processes)
What is water vapor?
100
In what direction is air pressure exerted?
What is high to low?
100
A cold dry air mass
What is a continental polar air mass?
200
the lowest layer of the atmosphere
What is the troposphere?
200
temperature to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation
What is dew point?
200
Lines connecting areas of equal pressure?
What are isobars?
200
A warm and humid air mass
What is a maritime tropical air mass?
300
Radiation does not require this
What is a medium
300
Two ways to change the relative humidity of an air mass
What is water content and temperature?
300
Warmer than normal water in the Pacific that causes rainy weather weather
What is El Nino
300
A front that usually creates storms
What is a cold front?
400
the heating of the lower layer of the atmosphere from radiation absorbed by heat-absorbing gases
What is greenhouse effect?
400
Bits of dusts and dirt that act as surfaces for water to condense on and clouds to form
What is a condensation nuclei?
400
Cooler than normal temperatures in the Pacific that causes dry weather
What is La Nina?
400
A low pressure storm fueled by warm waters
What is a hurricane?
500
Two most important heat transfer systems for weather
What is convection and radiation
500
Energy gained or lost during a state change
What is latent heat?
500
In what direction does the breeze at the ocean blow during the day?
What is from the water toward the land?
500
The scale used to measure a hurricane's intensity.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
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