Vocabulary 8

3. The ___ point temperature is the critical air temperature at which water vapor saturation is reached
5. An elevation _______ line is a line on a map joining points of equal elevation
7. ________ of weather and climate are the basic ingredients of weather and climate: temperature, pressure, wind, and moisture
9. The ________ of weather and climate are the most important influences acting on the elements of weather and climate
10. A _______ cloud is a puffy, white cloud that forms from rising columns of air
11. A ___________ projection is a family of maps derived from the concept of projection onto a paper cylinder that is tangential to, or intersects with, a globe
13. A __________ cell is a closed pattern of convective circulation
15. An ___ tide is a periodic falling of sea level during a tidal cycle

1. Electromagnetic _________ is the flow of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
2. The electromagnetic ________ is electromagnetic radiation arranged according to wavelength
4. A ___________ ice sheet is a large ice sheet covering a portion of a continental area
6. An ________ wave is a long but weak migratory low-pressure trough in the tropics
8. A ____________ cloud is a tall cumulus cloud associated with rain, thunderstorms, and other kinds of severe weather, such as tornadoes and hurricanes
12. El ____ is the periodic atmospheric and oceanic phenomenon of the tropical Pacific Ocean that typically involves the weakening or reversal of the trade winds and the warming of surface water off the west coast of South America
14. ______ factors are soil-related factors