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weather info
includes heat, pressure, atmosphere and gauges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| convection | heat transfered by water |
| psychrometer | used to measure humidity |
| air mass | air covering wind area |
| isotherms | Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature. |
| altitude | the height above sea level |
| jet streams | Winds creted by jets that are always heading west |
| anemometer | used for measuring wind speed |
| mesosphere | the section of the atmoshere where meteors burn up |
| atmosphere | gases that surrounds the earth |
| meteoroligist | someone who studies the weather |
| barometer | measures air pressure |
| occluded | when a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft. |
| climate | weather conditions of a region |
| ozone | part of the stratosphere were ultraviolet are blocked |
| condensation | the formation of liquid drops from water vapor |
| pollutants | something that pollutes |
| density | a measure of mass per unit in fluids |
| precipitation | is water falling from clouds in the form of drops |
| pressure | is how much force is put on an object measuredas psi |
| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy through touching against each other. |
| radiation | a form of heat transfered by inderect touch |
| dew point | the point at which rain will fall |
| rain gauge | a device that measures rainfall in inches |
| drought | when there is no water in an area for a long period of time |
| relative humidity | the point tempurature at which condesation begins |
| El Nino | a warm ocean current that flows along the eguator |
| stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that holds the ozone |
| evaporation | when water turns into water vapor |
| temperature | the heat or coldness of the air or object |
| exosphere | the outer layer of the atmosphere |
| thermometer | a toool that measures temperature using mercury that expands when it is warm, and contracts when it is cool |
| front | |
| thermosphere | the layer in the atmosphere between the mesosphere and the exosphere. |
| greenhouse effect | the heating of the surface of a planet due to the pressence of an atmosphere containing gasses that absorb and emmitt infrared radiation |
| troposphere | the lowest layer of the atmosphere, where all weather occures. it is below the stratospere |
| heat | a form of energy that is transfered by a difference in temperature. |
| water vapor | water in the form of a gass |
| humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air. |
| weather | the state of air at a paticular place and time. |
| ionosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that is ionized by solar radiation |
| wind | air moving from areas of high pressure to low pressure |
| isobars | lines on maps that connect places of equal pressure |
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