Weather
What is the day to day state of the atmosphere?
Weather
What is the Atmosphere?
layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
What is winds that act as a heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of Earth’s surface?
Global Winds
What is a prediction or estimate of future events?
Forecast
What is a Weather Map?
A map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region
What is Air Mass?
A body of air extending over a large area (1,000 miles or more) that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity
What is the boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass?
Warm Front
What is Probabilistically?
Based on probability
What is a Weather Pattern?
Similar weather for a certain number of days
How high can a weather balloon rise in kilometers?
39 kilometers
What is Cold Front?
The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
What is Landforms?
Features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers
What is a black blizzards?
Dirt mixed with wind
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
What is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system?
Tornado
What is Ocean Currents?
Directional movements of ocean water; surface currents result from steady winds over the ocean surface; deep currents result from density variations due to temperature and salinity differences
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth?
-89.2°C
What layer of the atmosphere is ISS located?
Thermosphere
What is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?
Hurricane
What is the percentage that a 7 day forecast is correct?
80%