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Vocabulary
The Atmosphere
Weather
Tools
Changing Weather
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a large body of air that has the same temperature, moisture, and pressure throughout
What is an air mass.
100
Layer of the atmosphere with ozone gas.
What is the stratosphere.
100
Measures conditions high in the atmosphere
What is a weather balloon.
100
When two air masses collide, which way will the warm air move?
What is up.
100
Mountain climbers bring along oxygen- why?
What is because there is little oxygen at the top of a mountain.
200
p Polar continental means what type of air mass ?
What is cold & dry.
200
Storms occur in which layer?
What is troposphere.
200
Weather station data can be used to make this.
What is a station model.
200
When a warm air mass moves toward a cold air mass, what is the border between the 2 masses called?
What is a warm front.
200
Wataer vapor cools as it rises and condenses on dust particles to form this.
What is a cloud.
300
Tropical maritime means what type of weather?
What is warm & wet.
300
The Earth's outer atmosphere.
What is the thermosphere.
300
This measures air pressure.
What is a barometer.
300
Funnel clouds from a thunderstorm may turn into this.
What is tornadoes.
300
A rapid drop in air pressure indicates this.
What is a change in weather, or a storm is approaching.
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Actual amount of moisture in the air compared to the greatest amount of moisture that could be in the air.
What is relative humidity.
400
Layer below the thermosphere.
What is the mesosphere.
400
This includes information about fronts and areas of high and low pressure.
What is a surface map.
400
A hurricane starts as this.
What is a tropical storm.
400
It is just as cold at the North Pole as it is at the South Pole. Why?
What is because the light from the sun shines at the same acute angle.
500
Boundary where 2 air masses collide and the weather changes.
What is a front.
500
These two gases make up most of Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen & oxygen.
500
Mesures wind speed
What is an anemometer.
500
When warm air mass is pushed between 2 cold air masses, this kind of front is formed.
What is an occluded front.
500
Why are dust particles important to the atmosphere?
What is to make clouds. The dust gives the water vapor something to condense on.