The basics of Meteorology

Question 1

short-term conditions of the atmosphere

Answer 1

Weather

Question 2

average daily weather for an extended period of time

Answer 2

Climate

Question 3

degree of hotness/coldness of the air

Answer 3

Air Temperature

Question 4

force of the air above an area

Answer 4

Air Pressure

Question 5

measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

Answer 5

Humidity

Question 6

visible mass of tiny water droplets/and or ice crystals

Answer 6

Clouds

Question 7

any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the clouds and reaches the ground

Answer 7

Precipitation

Question 8

greatest distance one can see

Answer 8

Visibility

Question 9

the horizontal movement of the air

Answer 9

Wind

Question 10

dotted lines that parallel the equator

Answer 10

Parallels of latitude

Question 11

atmospheric observation from satellites

Answer 11

Geostationary satellites

Question 12

a great circle of the earth passing through the poles at any given point

Answer 12

Meridian

Question 13

angular distance east or west on the earth’s surface from the prime meridian

Answer 13

Longitude

Question 14

angular distance north or south on the earth’s surface from the equator of a point on the earth’s surface.

Answer 14

Latitude

Question 15

region of the world typically described as being between 30deg and 50deg latitude

Answer 15

Middle latitudes

Question 16

a cyclonic storm that most often forms along a front in middle and high latitudes

Answer 16

Extratropical Cyclone

Question 17

a severe tropical cyclone having winds in excess of 64 knots

Answer 17

Hurricane

Question 18

a local storm produced by cumulonimbus clouds

Answer 18

Thunderstorm

Question 19

an intense, rotating column of air that protrudes from a cumulonimbus cloud.

Answer 19

Tornado

Question 20

air in motion relative to the earth’s surface

Answer 20

Wind

Question 21

the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Answer 21

Wind direction

Question 22

the transition zone between 2 distinct air masses.

Answer 22

Front

Question 23

the study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena

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Meteorology

Question 24

common on days when we are forced to squint due to hazy skies

Answer 24

Headaches

Question 25

can restrict visibility at airports

Answer 25

Heavy fog

Question 26

the cooling effect of any combination of temperature and wind

Answer 26

Wind Chill Factor

Question 27

warm dry wind on the eastern side of the rocky mountains

Answer 27

Chinook Wind

Question 28

a flood that rises and falls quite rapidly

Answer 28

Flash floods

Question 29

a severe localized downdraft that can be experienced beneath a severe thunderstorm.

Answer 29

Downburst

Question 30

rate of change of wind speed or wind direction

Answer 30

Windshear

Question 31

the prediction od weather through application of the principles of physics

Answer 31

Weather Forecasting

Question 32

a clash of air masses

Answer 32

Fronts

Question 33

digs in underneath a warm air mass

Answer 33

Cold Front

Question 34

rises up above the cold air

Answer 34

Warm Front

Question 35

measure of heat; average kinetic energy of molecules

Answer 35

Temperature

Question 36

region where air has piled up

Answer 36

High Pressure

Question 37

region where air has stretched out

Answer 37

Low Pressure

Question 38

the ratio of amount of water vapor in air at current temp to max amount of vapor

Answer 38

Humidity

Question 39

due to the differential heating of the earth’s surface

Answer 39

Winds