water in the air
air masses and fronts
severe weather
genral weather info.
air masses symbols
100
The ratio of water vapor in the air compared to the maxium amount of water vapor the the air can hold.
What is realitive humidity?
100
a large body of air where the tempreature and moisture content are constant throughout.
What is an air mass
100
Teh sound created by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.
What is thunder?
100
Wind occurs because of a difference in this.
What is air pressure?
100
The symbol for dry cold air that comes out of canada.
What is cP
200
The short term state of the atmosphere including tempreature, humidity, precipation, wind, and visibility.
What is weather?
200
the boundary between air masses of diffrent densities and usually different tempreatures.
What is a front?
200
an elecctric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces, such as a cloud and the ground.
What is lighting?
200
The layer of the atmosphere where you find the ozone layer.
What is the Stratosphere?
200
A symbol that represents warm moist air moving across the United States.
What is mT?
300
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
300
An area in the atmosphere that has lower pressure than the surrounding areas and has winds that spiral toward the center.
What is a cyclone?
300
Usally a brief heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder.
What is a thunder storm?
300
The gas that most of the atmosphere is made of.
What is nitrogen?
300
They symbol for warm dry air that comes out of mexico.
What is cT?
400
The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation?
400
A front that forms when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass but, there isn't enough energy to cause them to move.
What is a stationary front?
400
A severe storm that developes over tropical oceans.
What is a hurricane?
400
The diffrence between incoming solar energy and energy released from the Earth into space.
What is radiation balance?
400
The symbol for cold moist air that moves across the United States.
What is mP?
500
A collection of small water dropplets or ice crystals suspended in the air.
What is a cloud?
500
The rotaion of air around a high pressure center in the direction opposite to the Earth's rotation.
What is an anticyclone?
500
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touchs the ground.
What is a tornado?
500
Clouds are formed in this part of the water cycle.
What is condensation?
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