Ch.13

Question 1

The state of the atmosphere at a given time____

Answer 1

Weather

Question 2

Steps of the water cycle

Answer 2

precipitation - runoff - evaporation- water vapor condensation

Question 3

flat, white and layered

Answer 3

stratus

Question 4

What altitudes are status clouds at

Answer 4

up to 2000

Question 5

fluffy, heaped, piled up

Answer 5

comulus

Question 6

wispy

Answer 6

citrus

Question 7

what altitude are citrus clouds at

Answer 7

above 6,000

Question 8

what is used to measure the temperature

Answer 8

thermometer

Question 9

what measures relative humidity

Answer 9

hygrometer

Question 10

what measures pressure

Answer 10

barometer

Question 11

what measures dew point

Answer 11

phscometer

Question 12

what measures humidity

Answer 12

grams of water per molecule of air

Question 13

used to measure the avg. of the kinetic energy of molecules in the air

Answer 13

temprature

Question 14

force that applies a column of air applies on the surface below it

Answer 14

pressure

Question 15

amount of water vapor in air

Answer 15

humidity

Question 16

amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum you amount the air could contain

Answer 16

relative humidity

Question 17

temp at which air is saturated and condensation can occur

Answer 17

dew point

Question 18

what unit is temperature in

Answer 18

degrees

Question 19

what unit is relative humidity in

Answer 19

percent

Question 20

what unit is pressure in

Answer 20

millibars

Question 21

what unit is dew point in

Answer 21

degreess

Question 22

what unit is humidity in

Answer 22

per cubic

Question 23

how do you calculate an amount

Answer 23

turn percent into decimal (80 - .8) times the amount at 100%

Question 24

how to figure out percent

Answer 24

water vapor number (2g/cm3) divided by what is 100% at that degre3 and then multiplied by 100

Question 25

cold dense air sinks towards surface

Answer 25

high pressure

Question 26

brings clear skies and nice weather

Answer 26

high pressure

Question 27

what pressure brings warm air

Answer 27

high pressure

Question 28

warm air rises

Answer 28

low pressure

Question 29

forms clouds with rain and snow

Answer 29

low pressure

Question 30

an air mass is identified by ____

Answer 30

where they form

Question 31

bitter cold and dry

Answer 31

artic

Question 32

cold and dry

Answer 32

continental polar

Question 33

cold humid

Answer 33

maritime polar

Question 34

warm and dry

Answer 34

continental tropical

Question 35

warm and humid

Answer 35

maritime tropical

Question 36

where do maritime masses form

Answer 36

water

Question 37

cold dense air displaces warm air

Answer 37

cold front

Question 38

what do cold fronts bring

Answer 38

clouds and showers

Question 39

do warm or cold fronts rise fast

Answer 39

cold fronts

Question 40

warm air displaces cold air

Answer 40

warm front

Question 41

what do warm fronts bring

Answer 41

clear or light clouds and precipitation

Question 42

cold air rapidly overtakes warm front and towards another cold front

Answer 42

occulded front

Question 43

air masses don’t change

Answer 43

stationary

Question 44

what do wind socks measure

Answer 44

wind direction

Question 45

used radio waved to bounce off precipitation

Answer 45

radiosonde

Question 46

what front is triangles

Answer 46

cold front

Question 47

what front is semi circles

Answer 47

warme front

Question 48

what front are they on the same side

Answer 48

occulded

Question 49

what front are they on different sides

Answer 49

stationary

Question 50

Anemotmeter

Answer 50

WInd speed