Atmosphere

Question 0

Westerlies meet polar easterlies here

Answer 0

Polar front

Question 1

Where trade winds meet and typhoons are formed.

Answer 1

ITCZ

Question 2

It is the horse latitude and there are no preciptation in this area

Answer 2

30’N

Question 3

It is the tropical area

Answer 3

60’N

Question 4

Refers to the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

Answer 4

Weather

Question 5

Measure of the average pattern of variation in atmosphere in a given region over long periods of time

Answer 5

Climate

Question 6

Measure of the average amount of motion in particles

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Air temperature

Question 7

Used to measure air temperature

Answer 7

Thermometer

Question 8

Force per unit area exerted on a surface by the weight of air

Answer 8

Air pressure

Question 9

Used to measure air pressure

Answer 9

Barometer

Question 10

Amount of water vapor present in the air

Answer 10

Humidity

Question 11

Used to measure humidity

Answer 11

Hygrometer

Question 12

Measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature

Answer 12

Relative humidity

Question 13

Used to measure wind speed and direction

Answer 13

Anemometer and wind vane

Question 14

Refers to the fraction of thr sky obscured by clouds when observed from a particular location

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Cloud cover

Question 15

Unit of measurement for cloud cover

Answer 15

Okta

Question 16

Mass of water droplets or tiny ice crystals that floats in air

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Cloud

Question 17

Highest clouds in the sky and made up of ice crystals. It appears as curls, tufts, or wisps.

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Cirrus

Question 18

What does cirrus usually signify?

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End of clear weather

Question 19

Cotony clouds

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Cumulus

Question 20

Low-lying, dull-colored clouds that form in layers or sheets

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Stratus

Question 21

Prefix meaning “middle range clouds”

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Alto

Question 22

A rain cloud

Answer 22

Nimbus

Question 23

It determines the form of precipitation that falls.

Answer 23

Air temperature

Question 24

Large bodies of air that are moving

Answer 24

Air masses

Question 25

Air masses are cold and dry

Answer 25

Continental artic and continental polar

Question 26

Air masses are hot and dry

Answer 26

Continental tropical

Question 27

Air masses are cool and moist

Answer 27

Maritime polar

Question 28

Air masses are warm and moist

Answer 28

Maritime tropical and maritime equatorial

Question 29

A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.

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Front

Question 30

A general term that describes any pulse of energy moving throughh the atmosphere

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Weather disturbance

Question 31

Formed in the indian ocean

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Cyclone

Question 32

It forms in the atlantic ocean and in australia

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Hurricanes

Question 33

It forms in the pacific ocean

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Typhoon

Question 34

It draws energy from the sea surface and maintaining it strength as long as it remains over warm water.

Answer 34

Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoon

Question 35

Local storms in the middle and lower latitudes that are accompanied by thunder and lightning

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Thunderstorms

Question 36

It is an intense discharge of electricity

Answer 36

Lightning

Question 37

A violently rotating column of air

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Tornados

Question 38

It is an intense vortex. It occurs over a body of water and connected to a cumuliform cloud.

Answer 38

Waterspout

Question 39

It is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing wind.

Answer 39

Monsoon

Question 40

It is the cold season. Dry winds blow from land to ocean.

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Amihan

Question 41

It is warm season. Wet winds blow from ocean to land.

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Habagat

Question 42

A kind of natural disaster and carries collection of particles of dust or sand lifed to great heights by strong and turbulent wind.

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Sandstorm or Duststorm

Question 43

Gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation.

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Greenhouse gas

Question 44

What is the effect of greenhouse gases?

Answer 44

Heat and energy in the atmosphere will be stuck

Question 45

It is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds.

Answer 45

Cloud seeding