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Weather Systems
Climate
100
These form when 2 air masses with different characteristics merge
What is a front?
100
this is the blanket of gases surrounding Earth
What is the atmosphere?
100
Current state of the atmosphere
What is weather?
100
this is where most weather systems form
What is along the jet stream?
100
rural areas are normally "this" compared to cities
What is cooler?
200
This front has a gradual slope and produces heavy precipitation over large areas.
What is a warm front?
200
this is the measurement of the movement of molecules in a substance
What is temperature?
200
Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface
What is the troposphere?
200
the layer of the atmosphere in which weather change occurs
What is the troposphere?
200
the rise in global temperatures
What is global warming?
300
Wind moves in this direction.
What is high pressure to low pressure?
300
this type of radiation is trapped on the earth's surface by the greenhouse effect.
What are infrared rays?
300
boundary between two air masses of differing densities
What is a front?
300
This changes as the air temperature changes
What is dew point?
300
the short time period of climatic changes caused by many factors
What is a season?
400
Air becomes saturated when its temperature equals this
What is dew point?
400
As air rises and expands, it undergoes "this"
What is adiabatic cooling?
400
natural heating of Earth's surface by certain atmospheric gases
What is the greenhouse effect?
400
The general name for a large body of air having uniform temperature and moisture content.
What is an air mass?
400
The source of all energy on earth
What is the sun?
500
These occur when cold air is trapped under warm air.
What are temperature inversions?
500
Heat flows in this direction.
What is hot to cold?
500
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
500
this is affected by the coriolis effect
What is particle motion?
500
this climate is on the coast and has a lot of precipitation
What is the maritime climate?