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Atmosphere
Air Masses/Fronts
Clouds/Wind
Water Cycle
Miscellaneous
100
Layer of atmosphere where weather occurs.
Troposphere
100
What is a place where different air masses meet?
Front
100
Thunderstorm clouds
Cumulonimbus
100
Rain, snow, sleet are forms of ___________________.
Precipitation
100
The daily conditions in the atmosphere is called this.
Weather
200
Instrument used to measure air pressure.
Barometer
200
An air mass that is formed over land and near the poles.
Continental Polar
200
High wispy clouds formed during high pressure
Cirrus
200
The process where liquid water changes into water vapor.
Evaporation
200
People who study weather are called _______________.
Meteorologists
300
________ air sinks.
Cold
300
A large body of air with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure is called a/an _______________.
Air Mass
300
Why are winds curved?
The Coriolis Effect
300
What is the process where water escapes leaves plants?
Transpiration
300
What is weather conditions & patterns over many years?
Climate
400
Air is heated directly by the __________.
Sun
400
What is a strong stream of air high in the troposphere?
Jetstream
400
Low flat clouds that cover the sky.
Stratus
400
Clouds are what part of the water cycle?
Condensation (Water vapor turns into water droplets high in the atmosphere)
400
What does the symbol for a warm front look like?
Red line with semi-circles
500
The uneven heating of the earth's surface creates __________.
Wind
500
Warm air can hold ____________ moisture than cool air.
More
500
Name the two instruments used to measure wind speed and direction.
Anemometer and Wind Vane
500
The amount of water vapor in the air is called _____________.
Humidity
500
As air rises it ____________ because the pressure is less.
expands