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Basic Terms
instruments
air,wind and such
a bit of everything
symbols and more
100
the study of atmospheric conditions
What is meteorology
100
used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
100
type of air mass that forms over the cold Canadian land
What is continental polar
100
place where two air masses meet
What is a front
100
draw the symbol for a high pressure system
What is H
200
short term variations in the atmospheric conditions
What is weather
200
used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200
the area near the equator where very little wind occurs
What is the doldrums or ITCZ
200
type of front that occurs when a cold air mass pushes a warms air mass upward
What is a cold front
200
Draw the symbol for a warm front
What is red semicircles
300
long term average variations in atmospheric conditions for a particular place
What is climate
300
used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer
300
the global winds that are the primary weather movers in the United States and Canada
What is prevailing westerlies
300
type of front that occurs when two air masses collide and neither of them moves.
What is a stationary front
300
draw a symbol for a stationary front.
What is alternating blue triangle and red semicircles
400
a large volume of air with nearly the same characteristics throughout
What is an air mass
400
one of the 2 instruments used to measure relative humidity
What is a psychrometer or hygrometer
400
narrow bands of very high speed winds
What is the jet stream
400
this occurs when warm air rises and air from outside the systems enters and spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction
What is a low pressure system
400
What are lines called that connect areas of equal pressure
What is an isobar
500
this results in fluids or objects moving in an apparent curved path instead of a straight line
What is the Coriolis Effect
500
used for gathering upper atmospheric data
What is a radiosonde
500
type of air mass that forms over the warm oceans near the equator
What is maritime tropical
500
used to detect precipitation and wind as wave frequencies become shorter as they approach a weather station
What is a doppler radar
500
used to detect cloud cover and the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
What are satellites