meterology

Question 1

meterology

Answer 1

our atmosphere and weather

Question 2

trophosphere

Answer 2

all weather

Question 3

tropopause

Answer 3

top of trophosphere

Question 4

stratosphere

Answer 4

ozone layer

Question 5

stratopause

Answer 5

top of the stratosphere

Question 6

the 4 layers are based on

Answer 6

temperature trends

Question 7

moisture absorbent gas

Answer 7

nitrogen

Question 7

weather station models

Answer 7

description of current weather

Question 8

barometric pressure conversion

Answer 8

put a 9 in front and a decimal
put a 10 in front and a decimal
closer to 1,000 mb wins

Question 9

storms typically move across the USA to the northeast because

Answer 9

we are in the southeast windbelt

Question 10

southeast windbelt

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prevailing from southwest to northeast

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warm air holds more

Answer 11

water vapor

Question 12

cold air is

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dry air

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dewpoint

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temperature at wh ich air is saturated

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relative humidity

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percentage of saturation

Question 15

drybulb

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air temperature

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wet bulb

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usually lower because of evaporation

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air pressure

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weight of air around you

Question 18

lower air pressure at

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high altitude

Question 19

normal air pressure

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1 atmosphere
1013.2 mb
29.92 inches of mercury
14.7 PSI

Question 20

a cloud is made of

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water droplets or ice crystals

Question 21

cloud recpie

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1- water vapor
2-cooled to the dew point –> condensation
3- surface to condense on … tiny particles of smoke, dust = condensation nuclei

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adiabatic cooling

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air rises , expands and cools down

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wind

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moving air

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wind is caused by

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a difference in air pressure from high to low pressure always

Question 25

fastest winda

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big difference in air pressure steep pressure gradient where isobars are closely placed together