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DICKSON: 7.3 HW
HW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A scientist that studies and predicts weather. | Meteorologist |
| The amount of water vapor in the air. | humidity |
| The pressure that a column of air exerts on the air below it is called _____ ______. | Air pressure |
| The average kinetic energy of molecules in the air is its _________. | temperature |
| The temperature at which air is saturated is its ____ ____. | dew point |
| Air moving from an area of high pressure to an air of low pressure causes ______. | wind |
| Air moves from ________ pressure to low pressure | high |
| A low pressure system produces ________ days. | cloudy |
| A high pressure system produces ______ days | sunny |
| Meteorologists ___________ weather variables before making a forecast. | measure |
| The set of weather measurements made at Earth's surface is called a_________ report | surface |
| Weather ________ are temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation. | variables |
| The short-term changes in atmospheric conditions is called ________. | weather |
| An ________ air report describes wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above the Earth's surface. | upper |
| A _______ is a package of weather instruments that are carried into the atmosphere by a weather balloon. | radiosonde |
| Satellites provide weather information by measuring the __________ given off by Earth and by taking photographs. | radiation |
| The radiation measured by the satellites is _________ radiation. | infrared |
| ________ radar is a special form of radar that can be used to detect precipitation and approximate wind speed | Doppler |
| The ________ model displays many weather measurements. | station |
| ________ are symbols found on weather maps that connect places with equal air pressures. | Isobars |
| Isobars give information about air pressure and _____ speeds. | wind |
| __________ are lines that connect places that have the same temperature. | Isoterms |
| If the dew point is 54 degrees and the actual temperature is 68 degrees, will dew form? | No |
| If the dew point is 73 degrees and the actual temperature is 68 degrees, will dew form? | Yes |
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