Meteorology Vocab Flashcards
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What is an air mass?
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
Air pressure = ?
The weight of air pushing down on an area.
What tool do meteorologists use to measure wind?
An anemometer.
Meteorologists = ?
Scientists who study weather.
The gasses that protect Earth = ?
Atmosphere.
What tool do meteorologists use to measure changes in air pressure?
Barometer.
The year-after year weather due to the position of the globe… ?
Climate.
A boundary where unlike air masses meet but don’t mix is… ?
Front.
High pressure = ?
When cold air pressure is greater than its surroundings.
Low pressure = ?
When hot pressure is less than its surroundings.
Any form of water that falls from the clouds is called… ?
Precipitation.
Psychrometer = ?
A tool used to measure humidity.
A tool used to measure precipitation is… ?
A rain gauge.
Temperature = ?
How hot or cold an object is compared to a reference object.
Thermometer = ?
A tool used to mesure temperature
Weather = ?
The day-to-day condition of Earth at a particular time and place.
What is wind?
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure caused by the uneven heating by the sun.
