Section 6 Es Vocab Flashcards
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Air mass
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A large body of air in the troposphere.
2
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Air pressure gradient
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The vertical distance distance between a point and sea level.
3
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Anemometer
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A weather instrument used to measure wind speed.
4
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Atmospheric, barometric / air pressure
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The weight of the overlying atmosphere pushing down.
5
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Atmospheric transparency
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How transparent the atmosphere is to insolation.
6
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Barometer
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An instrument used to measure air pressure
7
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Cloud cover
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The fraction or percent at which the clouds are covering an area in a location.
8
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Cold front
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The boundary of an advancing cold air mass and a warmer air mass
9
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Cyclone
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A low pressure portion of the troposphere
10
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Cyclonic storm
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A large type of low pressure storm
