climate terminology part 1

Question 1

what is adiabatic heating

Answer 1

as air descends it is compressed and heats up

Question 2

advection

Answer 2

another name for wind

Question 3

advection fog

Answer 3

air move over cold surface and condenses to form fog

Question 4

agulhas current

Answer 4

sea current that is found along the south coast of SA

Question 5

Air Mass

Answer 5

a parcel of air with the same characteristics as the air around it

Question 6

anabatic wind

Answer 6

wind that blows up the side of a valley during the day

Question 7

anticyclone

Answer 7

another name for a high pressure cell. Air that is descending

Question 8

Aspect

Answer 8

relationship (angle) between the surface of the earth and the angle of the suns rays

Question 9

Berg wind

Answer 9

hot dry wind that blows from the interior towards the coast

Question 10

coastal low pressure

Answer 10

small low pressure found along coastal areas,associated with berg wings

Question 11

cold benguela current

Answer 11

sea current that flows north along the west coast of SA

Question 12

cold front

Answer 12

part of a mid latitude cyclone , seperates cold from warm air

Question 13

convergence

Answer 13

air that come together at a point

Question 14

convection current

Answer 14

vertically moving air

Question 15

coriolis force

Answer 15

air gets deflect by the earth spinning at different speeds at different latitudes

Question 16

cumulonimbus clouds

Answer 16

clouds associated with heavy rain ( mid latitude cyclone )

Question 17

cumulus clouds

Answer 17

clearing showers

Question 18

cyclone

Answer 18

is a low pressure cell

Question 19

depression

Answer 19

another name for a low pressure or cyclone

Question 20

dissipate

Answer 20

weakens or ends

Question 21

divergence

Answer 21

air moves apart or away

Question 22

front

Answer 22

line that separates 2 air masses

Question 23

frost pocket

Answer 23

very cold parcel of air usually found at the bottom of a valley

Question 24

heat island

Answer 24

warm parcel of air , surrounded by cooler air. Usually found near a city

Question 25

hectopascal (hpa)

Answer 25

unit of measurement of air pressure

Question 26

humidity

Answer 26

amount of moisture in the air

Question 27

hydroscopic particle / condensation nuclei

Answer 27

particle in air such as dust , pollen or pollution onto which water vapour will condense

Question 28

isobar

Answer 28

line on a synoptic chart that links places that are experiencing the same air pressure

Question 29

ITCZ

Answer 29

inter tropical convergence zone

Question 30

Katabatic wind

Answer 30

wind that blows down the side of a valley at night