Meteorology

Question 1

evaporation

Answer 1

a cooling process

Question 2

saturated air

Answer 2

holds all the water vapor it can

Question 3

warmer air can hold

Answer 3

more water than colder air

Question 4

colder air is

Answer 4

usually drier air

Question 5

relative humidity

Answer 5

% of saturation

Question 6

Low pressure

Answer 6

warmer and wetter

Question 7

high pressure

Answer 7

cooler and drier

Question 8

winds are caused by

Answer 8

a difference in air pressure

Question 9

wind ALWAYS

Answer 9

blows from high pressure to low pressure

Question 10

fastest winds blow where

Answer 10

there is a steep gradient = where isobars are closest together

Question 11

water vapor needs

Question 12

dewpoint temperature

Answer 12

air is saturated, relative humidity is 100% and condensation occurs

Question 13

low pressure system winds

Answer 13

( cyclones) circulate counterclockwise and toward the center in our hemisphere

Question 14

high pressure system winds

Answer 14

(anti cyclones) circulate clockwise and away from the center of our hemisphere

Question 15

New York and most of the United States is located in

Answer 15

Southwest wind belt wich explains why the typical stormtrack is from southwest to northeast

Question 16

cold front precipitation

Answer 16

heavy and brief (summertime thunderstorms)

Question 17

warm front precipitation

Answer 17

light and long lasting

Question 18

anemometer

Answer 18

wind speed

Question 19

wind vane

Answer 19

wind direction

Question 20

barometer

Answer 20

air pressure

Question 21

sling physcrometer

Answer 21

dewpoint and relative humidity

Question 22

cloud formation requires

Answer 22

water vapor to be cooled to the dew point temperature in the presence of CONDENSATION NUCLEI