Meteorology Flashcards
What is the name of an instrument used to measure air pressure?
A Barometer
What is the instrument used to measure temperature?
A Thermometer
What is the name of the wind that affects the United States?
The westerlies
What is the name of the wind that moves long distances in one direction?
Global wins.
What kind of wins move short distances from any direction
Local winds.
What are lines on a map used to connect the same air pressure?
Isobars
What is the name of an instrument that measures humidity?
A Psychrometer
What are the lines on a map used to connect areas of the same temperature?
An isotherm.
What is the process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid?
Condensation.
What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity.
What is the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum it can hold?
Relative humidity
What is it called when liquid becomes water vapor?
Evaporation
What is the temperature at which condensation begins?
Dewpoint
Be able to read a station model
Yes
