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Science vocab. 1
science vocab 1
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large body of air that has the same characteristices of temperature and moisture content as the part of earth's surface over which it is formed. | air mass |
winter storm that lasts at least three hours with temperatures of -12 C or below, poor visibility, and winds of at least 51 km/h. | blizzard |
temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms. | dew point |
a stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground. | fog |
boundary between two air masses with different temperature,density,or moisture; can be cold, warm, occluded, and stationary. | front |
amount of water vapor held in the air. | humidity |
large, severe storm that forms over tropical oceans, has winds, of at least 120km/h, and loses power when it reaches land. | hurricane |
lines drawn on a weather map that connect points have having equal atmospheric pressure; also indicate the location of high-pressure and low-pressure areas and can show wind speed. | isobar |
line drawn on a weather map that connect points having equal temperature. | isotherm |
studies weather and uses information from Doppler radar,weather satellites, computers and other instruments to make weather maps and provide forecasts. | meteorologist |
water falling from clouds-including snow, rain, sleet, and hail- whose form is determined by air temperature. | precipitation |
a measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air compared with the amount needed for saturation at a given temperature; can range from 0 percent to 100 percent. | relative humidity |
indicates weather conditions at a specific location, using a combination of symbols on a map. | station model |
violent, whirling wind that crosses land in a narrow path and can result from wind shear inside a thunderhead | tornado |
state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, determined by factors including air pressure, amount of moisture in the air, temperature, and wind | weather |