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Air Pressure
Air Movement
Weather Forecast
Causes of Storms
Grab Bag
100
a mixture of gaese that surround a planet
What is atmosphere
100
local wind that blows at nights from land towards water
What is land breeze
100
the boundary between two air masses
What is a front
100
storm that delivers lighting, thunder, and heavy rains
What is a thunderstorm
100
instrument that measures rain
What is rain gauge
200
the force exerted by air in all directions on a given area.
What is air pressure
200
narrow belt of high-speed winds in the upper troposhere
What is jet stream
200
instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200
the strongest storms on Earth
What is a hurricane
200
Due to the Earth's movement and shape the Earth's surface is heated...
What is unevenly
300
what the atmosphere is like at a given time or place
What is weather
300
long-lasting wind patterens that cover a large area of Earth
What is planetary winds
300
instrument to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
300
the opposite of a flood
What is a drought
300
the scientists who study the weather
What is meteorologists
400
the force given off by air
What is the cause of air pressure
400
local wind produces by the movement of cooler air from the valley that moves up a mountain slope.
What is valley breeze
400
a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout
What is air mass
400
What is the strongest category for a hurricane
What is category 5
400
The number of layers in the Earth's atmosphere
What is four layers
500
it is harder to breath
What happens the higher you climb
500
difference in air pressure makes...
What is wind
500
an instrument that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
500
hurricanes form over this
What is warm ocean water
500
Uneven heating causes differences in air pressure which cause...
What is global pressure belts