meteorology UNIT

Question 1

nitrogen

Answer 1

78% of atmosphere

Question 2

oxygen

Answer 2

21% of the atmosphere

Question 3

Trace gases in atmosphere (less than 1% total)

Answer 3

carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor

Question 4

gases that vary in the atmosphere

Answer 4

water vapor, ozone, and carbon dioxide

Question 5

maritime tropical

Answer 5

warm and humid

Question 6

maritime polar

Answer 6

cold and humid

Question 7

continental tropical

Answer 7

warm and dry

Question 8

continental polar

Answer 8

cold and dry

Question 9

coalescence

Answer 9

the formation of a large droplet by the combination of smaller droplets

Question 10

cold front

Answer 10

forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow

Question 11

warm front

Answer 11

a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and low cloud cover

Question 12

occluded front

Answer 12

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow

Question 13

freezing rain

Answer 13

raindrops that freeze after they hit the ground or other cold surfaces

Question 14

sleet

Answer 14

Formed when rain falls through a layer of freezing air

Question 15

hail

Answer 15

precipitation of layered ice pellets by movement through above and below freezing air in a cumulonimbus cloud

Question 16

low clouds

Answer 16

stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus

Question 17

Middle Clouds

Answer 17

altocumulus, altostratus

Question 18

high clouds

Answer 18

cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus

Question 19

Cumulus

Answer 19

clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton

Question 20

Altocumulus

Answer 20

A middle cloud, usually white or gray. Often occurs in layers or patches with wavy, rounded masses or rolls.

Question 21

Stratus

Answer 21

Clouds that form in flat layers and often cover much of the sky.

Question 22

hurricane formation starts…

Answer 22

near Africa

Question 23

hurricanes travel

Answer 23

west, then north

Question 24

Tornado season in the U.S is worst in

Answer 24

spring

Question 25

Hurricane Rating Scale

Answer 25

Saffir - Simpson; Categories 1-5

Question 26

Tornado rating scale

Answer 26

enhanced fujita

Question 27

Winds are named for

Answer 27

where they come from

Question 28

high pressure system

Answer 28

generally brings clear skies and calm air or gentle breezes; air sinks towards the ground