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the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it
a) air pressure
b) font
c) dew point
d) humidity
temperature at which air near the ground becomes fully saturated with water
a) air pressure
b) dew point
c) humidity
d) precipitation
amount of water vapor in the air
a) air pressure
b) dew point
c) humidity
d) precipitation
water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
a) air pressure
b) dew point
c) humidity
d) precipitation
amount of water vapor present in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can contain at that temperature
a) relative humidity
b) humidity
c) precipitation
d) dew point
atmospheric conditions of a certain place at a certain time
a) climate
b) weather
c) variable
d) precipitation
large body of air with distinct temperature and moisture characteristics
a) air mass
b) front
c) high pressure
d) low pressure
boundary between two air masses
a) air mass
b) front
c) high pressure
d) low pressure
large body of circulating air that rotates CLOCKWISE, air in center pushes down/out
a) front
b) air mass
c) high pressure
d) low pressure
large body of circulating air that rotates COUNTER CLOCKWISE, air in center goes up/in
a) air mass
b) front
c) high pressure
d) low pressure
shown with blue triangles pointing TOWARDS where front is moving
a) cold front
b) warm
c) stationary
d) occluded
front shown with RED half 'suns/circles' pointed towards where moving
a) warm
b) cold
c) stationary
d) occluded
mix of red and blue on opposite sides of line
a) warm
b) cold
c) stationary
d) occluded
mix of half circles/triangles on SAME side of line, sometimes purple in color
a) warm
b) cold
c) stationary
d) occluded
line of equal PRESSURE
a) isotherm
b) isobar
c) warm front
d) cold front
line of equal TEMP
a) isobar
b) isotherm
c) high pressure
d) low pressure
describes wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth’s surface
a) computer model
b) Doppler radar
c) surface report
d) upper-air report
describes a set of weather measurements made on Earth’s surface
a) computer model
b) Doppler radar
c) surface report
d) upper-air report
specialized radar that can detect precipitation and movement of small particles and can approximate wind speed
a) computer model
b) Doppler radar
c) surface report
d) upper-air report
like a snapchat of the weather at the surface showing us a TON of weather info
a) station model
b) computer model
c) surface report
d) upper-air report
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