Scikeyterms1 Flashcards by Cam Gill

Q

lines connecting areas of equal pressure

A

isobars

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lines connecting areas of equal temperature

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isotherms

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used to measure temperature

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thermometer

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used to measure air pressure

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barometer

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used to measure wind speed

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anemometer

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used to measure humidity

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hygrometer

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causes an apparent change in pitch

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Doppler effect

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causes wind to curve

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Coriolis effect

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winds between the poles at either 60 degrees North/South latitude

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polar easterlies

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winds between 30 & 60 degrees latitude

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prevailing westerlies

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winds between equator & 30 degrees North/South

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trade winds

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very high and fast winds

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jet streams

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boundary between two air masses

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fronts

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weak surface winds near 30 degrees North/South latitudes

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horse latitudes

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weak winds near the equator

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Doldrums

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cold dense air that displaces warm air

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cold front

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warm air that displaces cold air

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warm front

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two air masses meet, but neither advance

A

stationary front

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cold air that moves rapidly and over takes warm front

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occluded front

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winds rotate counter-clockwise (losing time)

A

low-pressure systems

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winds rotate clockwise (gaining time)

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high-pressure systems

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large volume of air

A

air mass

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area air mass forms

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source region

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short term atmospheric variation

A

weather

long term variations in weather

climate

COLD DRY air mass

Arctic

COOL DRY air mass

Continental polar

HOT DRY air mass

Continental tropical

MILD HUMID air mass

Maritime polar

HOT HUMID air mass

Maritime tropical

movement of thermal energy from hot to cold

heat

measure of average kinetic energy

temperature