Exam- Weather Flashcards
Wins are created by
Changes in pressure
Storms moved from west to east across our country because of the
Prevailing winds
Rotation of earth causes went to turn clockwise in the northern hemisphere in counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis effect
Continental polar_____
Continental tropical_____
Maritime polar_____
Maritime tropical_____
Dry and cold
Dry and warm
Humid and cold
Humid and warm
________ air mass advancing heavy precipitation for a short period of time
Cold front
_______ air mass advancing study precipitation long time
Warm front
_________ air mass advancing steady precipitation for a very long time
Stationary front
Cold air mass catches warm air mass and takes over
Occluded front
Transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic energy waves
Radiation
Transfer of heat from hotter object to a cooler object
Conduction
Transfer of heat through a fluid gas or liquid warm air rises cool air sinks
Convection
A certain area
Air pressure
Push or a pull
Force
Means there is more air over an area of the normal
High air pressure
Means there is less air over an area than normal
Low air pressure
Vertically moving air
Current
Horizontally moving air
Wind
How much water vapor in the air can hold. Depends on temperature
Capacity
Means air is full of water vapor
Saturated
Actual amount of water in the air
Specific humidity
Compares the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount that air can hold
Relative humidity
Temperature at which water vapor will condense
Dew point
About_____% is absorbed by the ground,______% is reflected back to space, and _______%is absorbed by clouds and air
50
30
20
Sinking cool air is associated with
High pressure
List of layers of the atmosphere bottom to the top
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
thermosphere
