Fronts
Air Masses
Air Pressure
Atmosphere
Potpourri
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Brings cold weather

What is a cold front?


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This causes wind.

What is the uneven heating of Earth?

100


What is the symbol for a cold front?

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Closest layer to Earth's surface

What is the Troposphere?

100

Term used to describe how close atoms/molecules are in an object

What is density?

200

Causes light rain over several days

What is a Stationary front


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cP, mT, cT, and mP

What are the  4 classifications of air mass?

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Air pressure is highest here

What is closest to earth's surface?

200

Coldest part of the atmosphere

What is the Mesosphere?

200

rises and sinks is the basis for this in weather

What is Convection currents?

300

Brings clear skies

What is a cold front?

300

mP

What is Maritime Polar?

300

Air pressure ________________ as you move upward in the atmosphere

What is decreases?

300

Most weather occurs here

What is the troposphere?

300

Instrument that measures air pressure

What is a Barometer?

400

Fronts in a "standoff".

What is a stationary front?

400

Produces cold and dry weather?

What is cP

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What is he symbol for a warm front?

400

The 4 main layers of the atmosphere

What are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and the Thermosphere

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Shows position of the air masses in the USA and othes

What is a weather map?

500

The 4 types of fronts.

What are warm, cold, stationary, and Occluded

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Produces hot and dry weather

What is a cT air mass?

500

The two levels of pressure

What is high and low pressure?

500

The two sublayers of the Thermosphere

What are the Ionosphere and the Exosphere?

500

studies, researches and reports on the weather.

What is a meteorologist?