Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

chapter16

QuestionAnswer
the short-term state of the atmosphere, including temature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visability weather
the amount of water vapor in the air humidity
the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum amount of water vapor in the air can hold at a set tempature realitive humidity
the change of state from a gas to a liquid condensation
a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs cloud
any form of water that falls to earths surface from the clouds precipitation
a large body of air where tempature and moisture content are constant throughout air mass
the boundry between air masses of diffrent densities and usally diffrent tempatures front
an area int he atmosphere that has a lower pressure than the surronding areas and has winds that spiral toward the center cyclone
the rotation of air around a high-pressure center in the direction oppiosite to earths rotation anticyclone
a usually brief, heavy strom that consits of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder thunderstorm
an electric discharge that takes place between two oppisitley chareged surfaces, such as between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same clouds lightning
the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electric strike thunder
a destuctive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touches the ground tornado
a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120km/h spiral in toward the intensley low-pressure storm center hurricane
an instrument that measures and indicates tempature thermometer
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure barometer
an instrument used to measure wind speed anemometer
Created by: stephen96
Popular Earth Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards