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Chaper 9 Continuted Flashcards

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1
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What does radar stand for?

A

RAdio Detection And Ranging

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What do you use to measure the distance from the ground to the base of the clouds?

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Ceilometer

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3
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What is used to sometimes measure high-altitude conditions?

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Sounding rockets

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4
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Define Visibility

A

The farthest distance at which objects can be distinguished

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What is the device that measures visibility called?

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Transmissometer

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Name one important group of automatic weather stations.

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ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System)

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What gathers the data of weather balloons?

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Radiosodes

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Every few hours, the various measurements of atmospheric weather conditions are combined into ______.

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Surface weather charts

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What is the conditions on a surface weather chart in a grouping of numbers called?

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Station model

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10
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What is used to represent the air pressures that have been recorded at each station? What does the word mean?

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Isobars: lines of equal pressure

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11
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Broken lines connections stations that have the same temp are what?

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isotherms (lines of equal heat)

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12
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What are the most useful products of meteorology?

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Weather forecasts

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13
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What allow atmospheric conditions to be monitored without a meteorologist at the site

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Automatic weather stations

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14
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What is the simplest form of measuring rain?

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Rain gauge

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What is used to measure wind speeds near the earth’s surface?

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Anemometer

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The direction of the wind is often indicated by a what?

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Weather vane

17
Q

What uses a strand of hair to measure humidity?

A

Hair hygrometer

18
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What is used to measure relative humidity?

A

Hygrometer

19
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Atmospheric pressure is measured with a what?

A

Barometer

20
Q

A more compact and rugged type of barometer is a what?

A

Aneroid barometer

21
Q

Air temp is measured with what?

A

Thermometer

22
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What is a special type of liquid thermometer called that meteorologists use?

A

Maximum-minimum thermometer

23
Q

What is elevated water levels caused by the hurricane’s winds?

A

Storm surge

24
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What are the long narrow lines of thunderstorms in a hurricane called?

A

Rain bands

25
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What is used to rank hurricanes?

A

Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

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