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Atmosphere Flashcards

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Westerlies meet polar easterlies here

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Polar front

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Where trade winds meet and typhoons are formed.

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ITCZ

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It is the horse latitude and there are no preciptation in this area

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30’N

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It is the tropical area

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60’N

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Refers to the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

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Weather

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Measure of the average pattern of variation in atmosphere in a given region over long periods of time

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Climate

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Measure of the average amount of motion in particles

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Air temperature

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Used to measure air temperature

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Thermometer

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Force per unit area exerted on a surface by the weight of air

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Air pressure

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9
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Used to measure air pressure

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Barometer

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10
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Amount of water vapor present in the air

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Humidity

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Used to measure humidity

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Hygrometer

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Measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature

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Relative humidity

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13
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Used to measure wind speed and direction

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Anemometer and wind vane

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Refers to the fraction of thr sky obscured by clouds when observed from a particular location

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Cloud cover

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15
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Unit of measurement for cloud cover

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Okta

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16
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Mass of water droplets or tiny ice crystals that floats in air

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Cloud

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Highest clouds in the sky and made up of ice crystals. It appears as curls, tufts, or wisps.

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Cirrus

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18
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What does cirrus usually signify?

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End of clear weather

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Cotony clouds

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Cumulus

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Low-lying, dull-colored clouds that form in layers or sheets

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Stratus

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Prefix meaning “middle range clouds”

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Alto

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A rain cloud

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Nimbus

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It determines the form of precipitation that falls.

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Air temperature

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Large bodies of air that are moving

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Air masses

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Air masses are cold and dry

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Continental artic and continental polar

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Air masses are hot and dry

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Continental tropical

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Air masses are cool and moist

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Maritime polar

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Air masses are warm and moist

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Maritime tropical and maritime equatorial

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A boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature.

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Front

30
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A general term that describes any pulse of energy moving throughh the atmosphere

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Weather disturbance

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Formed in the indian ocean

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Cyclone

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It forms in the atlantic ocean and in australia

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Hurricanes

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It forms in the pacific ocean

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Typhoon

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It draws energy from the sea surface and maintaining it strength as long as it remains over warm water.

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Cyclones / Hurricanes / Typhoon

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Local storms in the middle and lower latitudes that are accompanied by thunder and lightning

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Thunderstorms

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It is an intense discharge of electricity

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Lightning

37
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A violently rotating column of air

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Tornados

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It is an intense vortex. It occurs over a body of water and connected to a cumuliform cloud.

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Waterspout

39
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It is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing wind.

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Monsoon

40
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It is the cold season. Dry winds blow from land to ocean.

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Amihan

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It is warm season. Wet winds blow from ocean to land.

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Habagat

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A kind of natural disaster and carries collection of particles of dust or sand lifed to great heights by strong and turbulent wind.

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Sandstorm or Duststorm

43
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Gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation.

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Greenhouse gas

44
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What is the effect of greenhouse gases?

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Heat and energy in the atmosphere will be stuck

45
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It is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from clouds.

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Cloud seeding

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