Test 8 Study Guide Flashcards
There is more _______________ than any other gas in the air.
nitrogen
A monsoon is a seasonal ___________.
wind
The _____________ causes thunderstorms to move from west to east.
jet stream
A weather phenomenon is a ________________ event caused by specific condition.
weather
A tornado _________________ means a tornado has been spotted.
warning
The ________________ atmosphere has the greatest density of gases.
lower
A _________ _________ is the rise of ocean water surrounding a hurricane.
storm surge
a scientist who studies weather
meteorologist
A _________________ rotates around a low-pressure are.
cyclone
A ______________ is an instrument used to detect air pressure changes and forecast weather.
barometer
Lightening is _______________ that travels from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the ground.
electricity
Weather happens in the __________ atmosphere.
lower
An ______ ____________ is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity,
air mass
A constant movement of air causes ____________.
wind
_____________________ forecasts are usually accurate.
Short-range
A ________________ is a cyclone that develops over hot land.
tornado
The atmosphere’s ability to keep heat from easliy escaping into space is called the __________________ effect.
greenhouse
The sun’s ___________ energy controls the water-cycle process.
heat
A _______________ is a severe snowstorm.
blizzard
Hurricanes happen most often when the ocean’s temperature is _____________.
warm
Be able to name 2 weather conditions meteorologists measure to make a forecast.
temperature
air pressure
humidity
precipitation
wind direction
wind speed
Jet Stream or global winds?
causes weather systems to travel from west to east
jet stream
Jet Stream or global winds?
helps regulate the earth’s temperature
global winds
Jet Stream or global winds?
band of wind high above the earth
jet stream
Jet Stream or global winds?
helped sailors form trading routes
global winds
Jet Stream or global winds?
discovered during World War II
jet stream
Jet Stream or global winds?
bands of winds which change at certain latitudes
global winds
List the four main processes of the water cycle:
1) evaporation
2) condensation
3) precipitation
4) water runoff
weather conditions of a certain area over time
climate
precipitation which eventually trickles into streams
water runoff
process by which liquid water becomes water vapor
evaporation
air surrounding the earth
atmosphere
process by which water vapor changes back into very tiny droplets of liquid water
condensation
prolonged period of dryness
drought
the condition of the air
weather
boundary between two different air masses
front
cloud at ground level
fog
any form of water falling from the sky to the earth
precipitation
