Weather Vocab
A large region of air with a similar temperature and humidity
What is an air mass?
a large storm with winds blowing faster than 74 mph with a low pressure center with at it's eye
What is a hurricane?
the energy from the Sun that reaches a planet's surface
What is insolation?
the average temperature and average rainfall are two important variables when determining this
What is climate?
a storm with frozen precipitation, 35 mph winds and visibility of only 1/4 of a mile
What is a blizzard?
the dry area on the leeward side of a mountain
What is the rain shadow?
Hail, sleet, rain and snow are all examples of this
What is precipitation?
a storm that occurs when warm air rises and carries moisture that includes thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
a device that measures wind speed with cups that spin
What is an anemometer?
a layer of gases between 5 and 11 miles thick where weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
ocean currents, mountain ranges and altitude can affect this in a particular place
What is climate?
The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it-at sea level it is 1.04kg/cm2
What is air pressure?
the layer of the atmosphere farthest away from Earth's surface
What is the exosphere?