Vocabulary
Weather Instruments
Weather
Fronts
Misc
100
This is a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity.
What is air mass?
100
This instrument measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
A raise in this indicates that weather will be cold, less humid, and less of a chance of rain. A fall in this indicates warmer, more humid weather.
What is barometric pressure?
100
This is a place where to air masses meet.
What is a front?
100
This is the tempeture C and F at which water freezes.
What is 0 and 32?
200
This is a stream of water that flows like a river in the ocean.
What is a current?
200
This instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
This air mass is cool and dry.
What is Continental Polar or cP?
200
This type of front is when warm air is pusjed up suddenly and causes heavy rain and thunderstorms.
What is a cold front?
200
This is the tempeture at which water boils (C and F)?
What is 100 and 212?
300
This is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
What is weather?
300
An instrument that measures humidity.
What is a hygrometer?
300
This weather mass is warm and dry.
What is Contenential Tropic?
300
This type of front is when warm air slowly gets pushed up causing it to rain for a long period of time.
What is a warm front?
300
These form when water vapor cools and condenses on dust particles?
What are clouds?
400
This is the study of weather.
What is meteorology?
400
An Instrument that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
This weather is cool and humid?
What is Maritime Polar or mP?
400
This type of water movement creates patterns that effect weather.
What is current?
400
This is formed when water vapor condenses near the ground?
What is fog?
500
This is a place where two air masses meet?
What is a front?
500
An instrument that measures wind direction?
What is a wind vane?
500
This air pattern is warm and humid?
What is Maritime Tropical or mT?
500
This type of weather pattern happens when the current in the pacific changes. It causes a warm front on the west coast and predicts a long, warm, rainy winter.
What is El Nino?
500
This is a pattern of weather in an area over time.
What is climate?
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