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science ch 13 vocab
science ch 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the atmospheric conditions along with short term changes of a certain place and time | weather |
| force that a column in the air applies on the air or a surface below | air pressure |
| the amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |
| the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor in the air contain at that temperature | relative humidity |
| the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperature while holding the amount of moisture constant | dew point |
| water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere | precipitation |
| the series of natural processes by which continually moves among oceans land and the atmosphere | water cycle |
| a large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and low pressure outside of the system | high pressure system |
| a large body of circulating air with low pressure in its center and high pressure outside the system | low pressure system |
| large bodies of air that have uniform temperatures humidity and pressure | air masses |
| a boundary between two air masses | front |
| a violent whirling column of air in contact with the ground | tornado |
| an intense tropical storm | hurricane |
| a violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures strong winds and blowing snow | blizzard |
| describes a set of weather measurements made on earths surface | surface report |
| describes the wind temperature and humidity conditions above earths surface | upper air report |
| specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles which can be used to approximate wind speed | doppler radar |
| lines that connect all places on a map where pressure has the same values | isobars |