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The Basics
Air Masses
Define
Air Movement
Water Cycle
100
This is the state of the atmosphere at a given time in a particular place.
What is weather.
100
Define Air Mass
What is a large body of air.
100
The day to day conditions of the atmosphere in a single place.
What is weather.
100
The simple 4 letter word for air movement.
What is wind.
100
What powers the water cycle?
What is the sun.
200
This is the amount of heat in the atmosphere.
What is Temperature?
200
Where do air masses get their characteristics?
From where they are formed.
200
This type of pressure usually brings good weather.
What is Low Pressure.
200
The layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs.
What is troposhpere?
200
The process of water in a lake or ocean turning into water vapor because of heat.
What is evaporation?
300
This is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
What is Humidity?
300
This type of air mass is cold and formed over land
What is continental polar?
300
This type of pressure has molecules close together and typically has higher temperatures and poor weather.
What is high pressure
300
What winds are named for.
What is where they start.
300
The process of clouds forming because of water molecules pressing together.
What is condensation?
400
This is the weight of our atmosphere.
What is Air Pressure?
400
This type of air mass is warm and formed over land.
What is maritime tropical?
400
The average weather in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate.
400
The flow of air over the united states that makes it easy for planes to fly east but hard to fly west.
What is the jet stream.
400
The process of water seeping through the ground and into underground aquafers.
What is infiltration?
500
These are the three key factors of weather. (Must have all 3)
What is Temperature, Humidity, and Air Pressure?
500
This type of air mass is very cold and formed over land.
What is continental arctic?
500
The kind of air current caused by the rising of warm air and sinking of cold air taking its place.
What is convection current.
500
The name of the area over the equator that has low wind the blow in different directions.
What is the doldrums?
500
The process of water in pants being used and turned into water vapor?
What is transpiration?