Weather Flashcards

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Humidity

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Amount of water vapor in the air

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Weather

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Atmospheric conditions at a certain time. Place.b

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Relative humidity

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Amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much the air could hold at that temp.

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Dew point

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When air has cooled to the point where it can no longer hold out. Drips out or condensed

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Saturated

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Air cant hold anymore water

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Air mass

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Large body of air that has the same properties as below

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Front

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Boundary between 2 air masses

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7
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Cold front

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Colder air runs into warmer air.
Pushes warm air us quickly
Cumulonimbus form
Thunderstorms hail tornadoes

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Warm front

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Warmer air runs ino cold air and rises
Cools condeses
Rain fer days

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9
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Precipitation

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Falling water

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10
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Meterologist

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Studies weather

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Barometer

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Measures air pressure

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12
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Station model

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Diagrahm that shows weather

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13
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Isotherm

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Lines that connect places with the same temp

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14
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Isobars

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Lines that connect places with the same pressure

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15
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Stratus clouds

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Low

Liney clouds

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Cumulus clouds

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“Middle” alto

Clouds in pics

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Cirrus clouds

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High

Wispy

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Strato

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Low

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Cirro

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High

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Tornado

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Long column of spinning air during thunderstorms

21
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Condensation nuclei

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Dust
Ash 
Salt
Smoke
Pollen