Systems
Water
Violent Weather
Air
Forecasts
100
A large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system
What is HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
100
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is HUMIDITY
100
Violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground
What is TORNADO
100
The atmospheric conditions, along with the short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.
What is WEATHER
100
Describes the set of weather measurements made on Earth's surface
What is SURFACE REPORT
200
A large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of the system
What is LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM
200
Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
What is PRECIPITATION
200
Storms with warm temperatures, moisture, rising air, lightning, and has a 3 stage life cycle (cumulus, mature, and dissipation stages)
What is THUNDERSTORMS
200
The force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it
What is AIR PRESSURE
200
Describes wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth's surface.
What is UPPER-AIR REPORT
300
A boundary between two air masses.
What is FRONT
300
The series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere
What is WATER CYCLE
300
Violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow.
What is BLIZZARD
300
Large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure
What is AIR MASSES
300
Detailed computer programs that solve a set of complex math formulas
What is COMPUTER MODELS
400
The type of front when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass
What is COLD FRONT
400
The amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature
What is RELATIVE HUMIDITY
400
Area in the U.S. that experiences the most tornadoes.
What is TORNADO ALLEY
400
The type of air mass that forms over land
What is CONTINENTAL
400
Specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles, which can be used to approximate wind speed
What is DOPPLER RADAR
500
The type of front that forms when a fast-moving cold front catches up with a slow-moving warm front
What is OCCLUDED FRONT
500
The temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant
What is DEW POINT
500
Intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h
What is HURRICANE
500
The type of air mass that forms over water
What is MARITIME
500
Lines that connect all places on a map where pressure has the same value
What is ISOBARS
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