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weather variables
clouds
Weather patterns
Weather Patterns
forecasts
100
a force that a column of air exerts on the surface or air below it.
What is air pressure
100
puffy white clouds
What are cumulus
100
This pressure system forces air down, and causes clear skies
What is a high pressure system
100
What type of front is associated with thunderstorms
What is a cold front
100
A weather balloon carries this up to the upper atmosphere
What is a radiosonde
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
200
Wispy, high altitude clouds
What are cirrus clouds
200
This pressure system forces air up, causing clouds to form
What is a low pressure system
200
when a boundary between two air masses forms this front occurs
What is a stationary front?
200
This radar can detect wind speed
What is doppler radar
300
The temp. at which air is saturated.
What is dew point?
300
flat, low, layered clouds
What are stratus
300
What word describes air masses that develop over water
What is maritime
300
As this front moves in it moves in and over cold air.
What is a warm front
300
Lines that connect points of equal air pressure
What is an isobar
400
water that falls from the atmosphere
What is precipitation?
400
clouds at the surface are also known as ........
What is fog
400
What air masses come up from the gulf of Mexico?
What is maritime tropical
400
The final stage of a thunderstorm is the _________
What is the dissipation stage
400
These help solve complex mathematical formulas
What is a computer model
500
The amount of water in the air compared to what the air can hold
What is relative humidity
500
A thunderhead cloud
What is a cumulonimbus cloud
500
What air masses come down from northern Canada
What is Continental Polar
500
A category one hurricane must have winds over..........
What is 119 km/hr
500
The two numbers on the left of the station model describe the __________ and __________
What is temp. and dew point temp.