Study cards for Weather Test Flashcards
To study (95 cards)
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Humidity?
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Water vapor in the air
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Water breeze?
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Daytime breeze
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Precipitation?
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Moisture that falls onto the Earth’s surface
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Front?
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Pace where cold and warm air masses meet
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Condensation?
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Transformation of a gas to a liquid
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Thunderhead?
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Cumulonimbus cloud
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Evaporation?
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Transformation of a liquid into a gas
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Nitrogen?
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Most abundant atmospheric gas
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Anemometer?
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Measures wind speed
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Psychrometer?
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Measures relative humidity
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Hygrometer?
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Measures relative humidity
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Westerlies?
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A type of wind at 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South
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Doldrums?
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A type of wind at the equator
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Stratus?
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Layered (For clouds)
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Oxygen?
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A vital gas made in photosynthesis
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Mercury
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A compound found in rocks in the crust of the Earth
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Rotation?
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The turning of the Earth
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Gale?
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A type of wind
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Breeze?
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A type of wind
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Southeast trades?
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A wind belt
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Humid Continental?
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Region of climate: constantly changing weather
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Subtropical?
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Year round wetness
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Beaufort?
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A wind scale
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Cirrus?
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A wispy cloud
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Stratocumulus?
Low puffy cloud
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Altitude?
The height of an object in relation to sea or ground level
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Warm Front?
Warm air mass overtakes cold air mass and rises above
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Winter storm?
Severe storm with precipitation of snow and ice
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Occluded front?
Warm air mass is caught between two cold ir masses
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Hurricane?
Large tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds
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Stationary Front?
Boundary between two air mass not moving in relation to each other
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Cold Front?
Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass
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Air mass?
Large sections of troposphere with the same temperature and humidity throughout
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Tornado?
Severe, narrow storm with fast swriling winds
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Thunderstorm?
Brief local storm with thunder and lighting
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Radiation?
Tranfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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Convection?
Transfer of energy by movement of particles
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Conduction?
Transfer of energy by contact of paticles
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Local Winds?
Winds that blow over short distances
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Global Winds?
Winds that blow steadily over a long distance
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Polar Easterlies?
Cold winds that blow from east to west near the North and South poles
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Northeast Trades?
Steady winds that flow from the east to west around 30 degrees North latitude
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Equator?
The invisible line across the middle of the Earth
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Southeast Trades?
Steady winds that flow from east to west around 30 degrees South latitude
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Prevailing Westerlies?
STeady winds that blow from west to east between latitude lines 30 degrees North, 60 degrees North, 30 degrees South, and 60 degrees South
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Polar Easterlies?
Cold winds that blow from east to west near that north and south poles
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North Pole?
The northern end of the axis of rotation of the Earth
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South Pole?
The southern end of the axis of rotation of the Earth
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Cirro?
High clouds
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Cumulus?
Puffy clouds
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Alto?
Medium height clouds
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Nimbo?
Precipitation clouds
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Barometer?
Measure air pressure
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Thermometer?
Measure temperature
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Rain Gauge?
Measures the amount of the precipitation that fell
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Relative Humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air over the amount of water vapor the air can actually hold
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Dew point?
Temperature at which air is fully saturated
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Doppler Radar?
Type of radar that detects precipitation and approximate wind speed
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Station Models?
Diagram that displays many different types of weather data from a specific location
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Isobars?
Lines joining places on a map that have the same air pressure
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Isotherms?
Line joining places on a map that have the same temperature
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High Pressure Systems?
Where the air pressure is lower than surrounding areas
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Low Pressure Sytems?
Where the air pressure is higher than surrounding areas
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Climate?
The long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region; Determined by precipitation and temperature
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Altitude?
Climate factor because when altitude increases, air temperature decreases
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Latitude?
Earth's surface is divided into three temperate zones based on latitude
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Large Bodies of Water?
Water heats and cool more slowly than land (Unequal heating)
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Prevailing Winds?
Winds carry warm, moist or cool air over land
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Mountains?
A mountain range in the path of prevailing winds influences where precipitation falls
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Seasons?
Sea and land breezes over a large region that change directions with seasons
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Temperate Continental?
Wet year round or distinct rainy seasons
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Polar?
Only in the Northern Hemisphere; constantly changing weather
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Temperate Marine?
Ice caps, short cool summer; bitterly cold winters
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Highlands?
Humid with mild winters
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Low Pressure Systems: High to low or low to high?
High to Low
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Dry?
Arid regions: called deserts; get little rain; Semi - Arid Regions: sometimes there is enough rainfall for short grasses to grow
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High Pressure Systems: High to low or low to high?
Low to high
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Low Pressure Systems: Clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise
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High Pressure Systems: Counterclockwise or clockwise?
Clockwise
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Climates are classified by what two major factors?
Precipitation and Temperature
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Who is Wladimir Köppen?
A scientist who developed a classification system for climates in the1900s
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Explain Seasons?
Short periods of climate change due to the amount of solar energy received during the year
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List the three temperate zones that the Earth is divided into.
1. Tropical
2. Polar
3.Temerate
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Explain the three types of evidence scientists use to study climate change in history?
1. Ice caves
2.Pollen that was fossilized
3.Growth rings on trees
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Explain what a microclimate is.
A small area with climate conditions that differ from those around them
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Layers of the atmsphere?
The Silly Monkeys Throw Eggs
Troposphere - Closest to the earth; weather
Stratosphere - Ozone
Ozone layer is between theses two
Mesosphere - Coldest, meteor burn up; some ozone
Thermosphere - Ionosphere, Space Station; Warmest layer
Exosphere- outermost layer
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Land and sea breezes? Which is during the daytime?
Land Breeze: Nighttime
Sea Breeze: Daytime
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High Pressure Weather?
Sunny, no clouds, fair weather
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Low Pressure Weather?
Rainy and cloudy
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What is a circulation pattern that changes directions with the seasons?
Monsoon
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What are air masses classified by?
Moisture and temperature
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Describe a cyclone. What type of weather does it bring?
A cyclone is a swirling center of low air pressure. Wind, rain, storms, precipitation.
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What types of technology do meteorologist use to predict weather?
Weather satellites, weather balloons, computers, ect.
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What is a wind circulation pattern that changes directions with seasons?
A monsoon
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What are three main factors that affect precipitation?
Prevailing winds, mountains and seasons
