Ch 10 Weather Quiz Review

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  1. 3. Weather ____: a visual representation of weather data used in forecasting meteorological conditions;
  2. 4. ____ Stream: a current of high-speed wind flowing in the upper atmosphere;
  3. 7. a boundary between different air masses;
  4. 10. the natural movement of air from high to low pressure areas;
  5. 12. an instrument used to measure air pressure;
  6. 15. a natural vibration of the crust along a fault zone, sudden magma movement, or volcanic activity;
  7. 20. a line on a weather map that connects places of equal air pressure;
  8. 21. a large wave or series of waves usually caused by an undersea earthquake or landslide;
  9. 23. the movement of fluids caused by heat and density differences.;
  10. 24. Storm ____: an abnormal rise in sea level along a coast caused by strong winds and low pressure from a storm;
  11. 25. Air ____: the effect of the weight of the atmosphere over an area;
  12. 26. ____ Point: the temperature at which air would be saturated and start condensing;
  13. 27. Air ____: a large body of air with similar atmospheric conditions;
  14. 28. ____ Model a standardized form for communicating weather data in a compact format on a map;
  15. 29. a low-pressure system that rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern hemisphere;
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  1. 1. ____ Storm, a weather phenomena that occurs when cold air moves over a warmer lake, picking up moisture and heat, leading to heavy snow or rain when it reaches land again;
  2. 2. a weather event with rapidly rising moist air that creates lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and sometimes hail and tornadoes;
  3. 5. a violent rotating column of air joining a thunderstorm with the surface with high wind speeds and rapid movement;
  4. 6. ____ Wind: a wind that blows more often from one direction than any other;
  5. 8. ____ Front: the advancing edge of a cold air mass often causing brief severe weather;
  6. 9. ____ Effect: the apparent curvature of wind and ocean currents resulting from Earth’s rotation;
  7. 11. an extended period of dry conditions leading to negative effects on humans and ecosystems;
  8. 12. a severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds and heavy snowfall;
  9. 13. ____ Humidity: the ratio between the actual amount of water vapor in the air and the maximum amount given its temperature, usually expressed as a percent value;
  10. 14. a seasonal wind pattern that causes significant changes in weather, typically extreme dry or wet seasons;
  11. 16. the short-term condition of the atmosphere within hours or days;
  12. 17. a tropical cyclone that forms in the western North Atlantic or eastern North Pacific;
  13. 18. Gradient, the rate of change in air pressure between two points on a map;
  14. 19. the metric unit of air pressure, with 1013mb being standard pressure at sea level;
  15. 22. mass per volume of a substance;