basics
wind
front
tools
map
100
changes in air on a minute to minute basis
weather
100
effect that creates major winds, caused by earth spinning
coriolis effect
100
front that causes heavy rain and lasts only a short time.
cold front
100
tool for temperature
thermometer
100
changes in wavelengths as a result of distance
doppler effect
200
the average type of weather in an area over the last 30 years
climate
200
major winds near the north and south pole are the polar ___________
easterlies
200
front that is cloudy, but nothing else
stationary front
200
tool for pressure
barometer
200
lines on weather map that show air pressure
isobars
300
section of air that shares same characteristics. like temperature, humidity, etc.
air mass
300
midlatitude winds are called the prevailing _______________
westerlies
300
front that leads to gentle rain over a long time
warm front
300
tool for wind speed
anemometer
300
lines on weather map that show temperature
isotherms
400
region where certain types of air originate from
source region
400
winds just north and south of the equator, which can contribute to tropical storms and the rain of the rain forest are ________ _________
trade winds
400
front caused by two cold air masses converging on a warm air mass
occluded front
400
tool for humidity
hygrometer
400
forecast made by putting data in a computer
digital forecast
500
study of weather
meteorology
500
400 km/h winds that circle the planet
jet stream
500
air masses of different temperatures interact with eachother in fronts as a result of different _________
density
500
weather balloon that measures data in the sky
radiosonde
500
forecast made by comparing current weather data to previous days in the past
analog forecast