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Causes of Weather
Weather Systems
Gathering Weather Data
Weather Analysis
Grab Bag
100
This is the study of atmospheric phenomenon
What is meterology
100
This effect, along with the heat imbalance on Earth, creates the three major global wind systems
What is the Coriolis effect
100
This is the most common weather instrument
What is a thermometer
100
This is a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time
What is a station model
100
This is a narrow region separating two air masses of different densities
What is a front
200
This is the current state of the atmosphere
What is weather
200
This wind system occurs at 30 degrees north and south latitude, where air sinks, warms, and moves toward the equator in a westerly direction
What are the trade winds
200
This weather instrument uses mercury to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200

To plot data nationwide or globally, meteorologists use these lines that connect points of equal or constant temperature

What is isotherms?

200

This type of storm forms over warm ocean water and has sustained winds of at least 75 mph.

What is a hurricane?

300
This is the term for long-term variations in weather for a particular area
What is climate
300
This wind system flows between 30 and 60 degrees north and south latitude in a circular pattern opposite that of the trade winds
What are the prevailing westerlies
300
This device measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
300

By observing cloud types, temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure over time, scientists can make this type of prediction.

What is a weather forecast?

300
This is the change in wave frequency that occurs in energy, such as sound or light, as that energy moves toward or away from an observer
What is the Doppler effect
400
This term refers to a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms
What is an air mass
400
This wind system lies between 60 degrees latitude and the poles
What are the polar easterlies
400
This is the device used to measure relative humidity
What is a hygrometer
400

These graphical lines on a weather map connect points of equal pressure and help scientists analyze patterns in the atmosphere.

What is isobars?

400
In surface low-pressure systems, the air does this
What is rise
500

The uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun causes this movement of air and water that drives weather patterns.  

What is convection?

500
These are narrow bands of fast, high-altitude, westerly winds
What is the jet stream
500

This type of radar is used to detect the motion of precipitation, helping meteorologists track storms and predict severe weather.

What is Doppler radar?

500

Meteorologists use this type of map, showing high and low pressure areas with lines called isobars, to help predict weather.

What is a weather map?

500

Global wind systems that flow on either side of the equator 

What is opposite of each other?