The Water Cycle
Solid changes to gas with out becoming a liquid first
Sublimation
measures atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind speeds
Weather balloon
a boundary between 2 different air masses, neither of which strong enough to take over the other
Stationary Front
The short term state of the atmosphere
Weather
What do lines close together on an isobar map indicate?
Strong winds/ storm
Wat is absorbed by plants and trees and then evaporates into the atmosphere
Transpiration
Instrument to measure temperature
Thermometer
Happy Weather, Sunny!
High Pressure
Forms where 2 air masses meet
front
Circles are very close together near the New England states. What type of storm has likely formed?
Nor'easter
True or False
Freezing rain is an example prescipitation
True
Instrument to tell direction
Compass Rose
Leading edge of a coller mass of air, replacing a warmer mass of air, which lies in a trough of low pressure
Cold Front
the ______ changes when new air mass moves into an area.
Temperature
What percentage of the sky is covered when the weather station model is completely filled in black?
100%
Overcast
The downward process of moving water from the land surface into solid or porous rock
infiltration
Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Lousy Weather! Rainy, Cloudy, Snowy!
Low Pressure
Rivers
In a weather station model there is a small circle inside the original circle. What does that indicate?
Calm winds
precipitation that does not get absorbed into the soil or evaporate collects in rivers, lakes, ponds and oceans
Runoff
Instrument that measures wind speed
anamometer
leading edge of a warmer mass of air, replacing the cooler mass of air
Warm Front
The polar jet can pull _____ air down from Canada into the United States and pull _____ air up to Canada
Cold;warm
The wind barbs on the weather station model is pointed up and toward the left with a triangle, a large line and a half line. Describe the winds.
From the Northwest at 65 knots