Weather
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- 9. The amount water vapor in the atmosphere in a given location
- 11. branched channel of positively charged particles
- 12. channel of partially charged air
- 16. created by applying physical principles and mathematics to the atmospheric variables then making predictions based on these variables
- 17. the forms of water that fall from clouds
- 19. The amount of water vapor needed for the volume of air to reach saturation
- 20. violent downdrafts
- 26. classifies hurricanes based on wind speeds
- 27. rise of the sea associated with hurricanes
- 28. made by advancing cold fronts
- 30. A narrow band of fast winds
- 32. the temperature that air must be cooled to reach saturation
- 34. the wind zones between 60 N latitude and the north pole and 60 S latitude and south pole
- 35. Is the extra thermal energy contained in water vapor
- 36. a small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets form
- 38. occurs when air moves up the side of a mountain
- 39. periods of time where rainfall is below average
- 40. They form by flattening it out and winds will spread it horizontally
- 41. between 30 N and 30 S are 2 circulation belts of wind
- 43. measure air pressure
- 44. the calm center of a storm
- 45. record of weather data for a particular site and time
- 46. measures temperature
- 48. A type of cloud that forms at heights below 2000 meters
Down
- 1. measures humidity
- 2. the long term variations in weather for a particular area
- 3. lines of equal pressure
- 4. ranks tornadoes based on path of destruction
- 5. the area over which the air mass forms
- 6. has a wispy indistinct appearance
- 7. It is when air masses to rise over a topographic barrier
- 8. self sustaining extremely powerful storms
- 10. when air rises because of unequal heating of earth's surface within one air mass
- 13. a narrow region between two air masses
- 14. low pressure tropical storms
- 15. prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
- 18. gathers upper atmospheric data
- 21. large volume of air that has the same characteristics of humidity and temperature
- 22. lines of equal temperature
- 23. It occurs when the amount of water vapor has reached the maximum amount
- 24. measures wind speed
- 25. violent colom of spinning air in contact with the ground
- 27. occur because land and water distribute thermal energy differently
- 29. The increase in temperature with height of atmosphere layer
- 31. based on comparison of current weather patterns to similar weather patterns from the past
- 33. the result of why liquid and objects move in a curved pattern
- 37. an increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward or away from each other
- 42. the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover
- 47. tall band of strong winds surrounding the eye