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- 5. Relatively strong winds concentrated within a narrow band in the atmosphere.
- 7. The region on the leeside of a mountain where the precipitation is noticeable less than on the windward side.
- 10. A breeze that blows from the land out over the water. Opposite of an onshore breeze.
- 12. Any sudden and heavy rain shower.
- 15. An air mass that forms over land; it is normally relatively dry.
- 16. Solid precipitation in the form of chunks or balls of ice with diameters greater than 5 mm. The stones fall from cumulonimbus clouds.
- 19. The leading edge of a warm air mass.
- 22. The release of water vapor to the atmosphere by plants.
- 23. The cumulative force exerted on any surface by the molecules composing air.
- 24. A deflective force arising from the rotation of the earth on its axis; Winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
- 26. A rotating cone like cloud that extends down-ward from the base of a thunderstorm. When it reaches the surface it is called a tornado.
- 29. A covering of ice produced by deposition (sublimation) on exposed surfaces when the air temperature falls below the frost point (the dew point is below freezing).
- 31. The amount of water vapor in the air
- 33. Air that has restricted visibility due to pollution, or pollution formed in the presence of sunlight.
- 36. Water that has condensed onto objects near the ground when their temperatures have fallen below the dew point of the surface air
- 37. The degree of hotness or coldness of a substance as measured by a thermometer.
- 38. The study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena as well as the atmosphere's interaction with the earth's surface, oceans, and life in general.
- 40. The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator occurring about March 21 and September 22.
- 41. A severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds (greater than 32 mi/hr) bearing a great amount of snow. When these conditions continue after the falling snow has ended, it is termed a ground blizzard.
- 42. A visible electrical discharge produced by thunderstorms.
- 43. A hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean.
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- 1. One of two types of dry climate-the driest of the dry climates.
- 2. An instrument useful for remote sensing of meteorological phenomena. It operates by sending radio waves and monitoring those returned by such reflecting objects as raindrops within clouds.
- 3. A layer of soil beneath the earth's surface that remains frozen throughout the year.
- 4. The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal or snowflake with a super cooled liquid droplet that freezes upon impact.
- 6. Any form of water particles-liquid or solid-that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.
- 8. A cloud in the shape of a lens.
- 9. A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently long enough to cause serious effects on agriculture and other activities in the affected area.
- 11. Process by which water changes phase from a vapor to a liquid
- 13. Two times of the year when the sun is the greatest distance from the celestial equator, occurring about June 22 and December 22.
- 14. Precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground.
- 17. The transition zone between two distinct air masses.
- 18. The climate structure of the air space near the surface of the earth.
- 20. A climate dominated by the ocean, because of the moderating effect of water, sites having this climate are considered relatively mild.
- 21. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- 25. The leading edge of a cold air mass.
- 27. The accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time.
- 28. A small but rapidly rotating wind made visible by the dust, sand, and debris it picks up from the surface. It develops best on clear, dry, hot afternoons.
- 30. An instrument designed to measure the air's water vapor content.
- 32. An electrified region of the upper atmosphere where fairly large concentrations of ions and free electrons exist.
- 34. The conversion of all the supercooled liquid water in a cloud into ice crystals, thus reducing the growth rate of ice crystals and hail.
- 35. The state of the atmosphere in terms of such variables as temperature, cloudiness, precipitation, and radiation.
- 39. The time immediately before sunrise and after sunset when the sky remains illuminated.