Weather Maps Flashcards

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Weather

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The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

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Atmospheric Movement

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Global air patterns in atmosphere held to Earth by gravity

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Cold Front

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Forms at the surface kid earth when a cold, dry, air mass overtakes a warmer, humid air mass

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Warm Front

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Forms at the surface of Earth when a warm, moist air mass overtakes a cool, dense, and drier air mass

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Barometer

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An instrument that measures the amount if atmospheric pressure

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Low Air Pressure

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Low air pressure that travels counter clock wise and moves toward the low pressure

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High Air Pressure

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Mass with a greater atmospheric pressure than the air around it, the air around it moves always from high pressure and reveled in a clock wise direction

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Meteorologists

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Specialist who studies the science of Earths atmosphere and the causes of weather conditions

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Weather Map

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Shows the weather conditions ah a specific point know time, over a specific region

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Air Mass

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A body of air over a large area that has pressure, temperature, and humidity

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