Weather Flashcards
The amount of water vapor in the air is called __________?
humidity
The natural process in which water constantly moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere is called the __________?
water cycle
A _________ is a boundary between two air masses.
front
At the center of a __________, air rises and forms clouds and precipitation.
low pressure system
A continental polar __________ brings cold temperatures during winter.
air mass
When the same __________ passes through two locations on a weather map, both locations have the same pressure.
isobar
The humidity in the air compared to the amount of air can hold is the __________?
relative humidity
Clouds form when water changes from?
liquid to gas
what type of precipitation reaches Earth’s surface as large pellets of ice?
hail
Which of these sinking-air situations usually brings cold dry air weather?
continental polar
Which is an intense tropical storm with which exeeding 119 km/h?
hurricane
Which contains measurements of temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, and wind speed and direction?
a surface report
What does Doppler radar measure?
the speed at which precipitation travels
What describes cirrus clouds?
wispy, at high altitudes
What instrument measures wind speed?
anemometer
What does a barometer measure?
wind pressure
Air pressure increases as __________ increases?
altitude
What does a psychrometer measure?
relative humidity
What do stratus clouds look like?
flat, white, and layered
what do cumulus clouds look like
fluffy, heaped, or piled up
What is the temperature and humidity of Maritime Tropical?
humid and warm
What is the temperature and humidity of Continental Polar?
cold and dry
What is the temperature and humidity of Maritime Polar?
cold and humid
What is the temperature and humidity of Continental Tropical?
warm and dry
