Question | Answer |
What is the Green House Effect? | The process in which the atmosphere traps infrared rays over the earth's surface. |
What is a barometer? | An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. |
What is a jet stream? | Upper westerly winds. |
What is ozone? | Form of atmospheric oxygen that has three atoms per molecule. |
What is a temperature inversion? | Atmospheric condition in which warm air traps cooler air near the earth's surface. |
What are the horse latitudes? | subtropical high-pressure belt of air, around 30 degrees latitude. |
What are the four types of fog? | Advection fog, radiation fog, upslope fog and steam fog. |
What are the three types of clouds? | Cirrus clouds, cumulus clouds, and stratus clouds. |
What is dew point? | The temperature at which the air must be cooled to reach saturation. |
What is specific humidity? | The actual amount of moisture in the air. |
What is relative humidity? | A ratio of the amount of moisture in the air. |
What is frost? | solid ice crystals of water formed when the dew point falls below the freezing temperature of water. |
What is glaze ice? | Thick layer of sheet ice formed when water freezes as it contacts a surface. |
What is hail? | Type of precipitation in the form of lumps of ice. |
What is air mass? | A large body of air one with uniform temperature and moisture content. |
What is a bimetal thermometer? | A thermometer with two different types of metal one bends as it warms and will straighten when cooled. |
What is a isobar? | Connect points of equal atmospheric pressure. |
What is a cold front? | When cold air overtakes warm air. |
What is a warm front? | When warm air overtakes cold air. |
What is a thunder storm? | A storm accompanied by thunder, lighting, and strong winds. |
What are all the climates in the USA. | middle-latitude climate, and, tropical dessert climate |