key terms 10/24/22

Question 1

the flow of air from land to a body of water

Answer 1

land breeze

Question 2

winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

Answer 2

global winds

Question 3

the change that earth’s rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how winds curve

Answer 3

coriolios effect

Question 4

is the distance from the equator measured in degrees

Answer 4

latitude

Question 5

bands of high-speed winds about ten kilometers from the earth’s surface

Answer 5

jet stream

Question 6

the continual movement of water among earth’s atmosphere, ocean, and land surface evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

Answer 6

water cycle

Question 7

the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor

Answer 7

evaporation

Question 8

the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air

Answer 8

humidity

Question 9

the percentage of water vapor in air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature

Answer 9

relative humidity

Question 10

an instrument used to measure relative humidity

Answer 10

physchrometer

Question 11

the process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water

Answer 11

condensation

Question 12

the temperature at which condensation

Answer 12

dew point

Question 13

wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels

Answer 13

cirrus

Question 14

clouds that form in flat layers and cover much of the sky

Answer 14

stratus clouds

Question 15

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth’s surface

Answer 15

precipitation

Question 16

long periods of low precipitation

Answer 16

drought

Question 17

an instrument used to measure precipitation

Answer 17

rain gauge

Question 18

small planes are used to sprinkle chemicals into clouds to try to produce rain

Answer 18

cloud seeding