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Meteorology

Review for Meteorology Unit Test

QuestionAnswer
Wind Vane Measures wind direction
Thermometer Measures temperature
Barometer Measures pressure
Anemometer Measures wind speed
Source of energy for Earth Insolation (incoming solar radiation) Sunlight
Convert 1023.7 mb pressure for a station model 237
Winds are caused by pressure differences and heating of Earth's surface
Earth's polar ice caps (glaciers) are melting due to increase in greenhouse gases (CO2 and methane)
Conduction Heat transfer through TOUCH
Radiation Heat transfer through WAVES in the air
Convection Heat transfer through density differences
Low Pressure characteristics Warm, Wet, toward, counterclockwise
High Pressure characteristics Cold, dry, away, clockwise
Isobars (lines connecting points of equal pressure on a weather map) close together means High wind speeds (velocity)
cP Air Mass Continental (dry) Polar (cold) Canada
cA Air Mass Continental (dry) Arctic (very cold) Northern Canada
cT Air Mass Continental (dry) Tropical (warm) Arizona
mP Air Mass Maritime (wet) Polar (cold) Northern Atlantic or Pacific
mT Air Mass Maritime (wet) Tropical (warm) Gulf of Mexico
Weather moves toward what direction in the USA Northeast (Maine)
Ozone Protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation
Gases in Earth's troposphere (atmosphere) 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other
Hydrosphere covers ________% of Earth's surface 72%
Cold fronts Move quicker Warm air forced up
Conditions needed for lake effect snow Warm lake water cP (cold dry) air mass flows over the lake
Psychrometer Measures relative humidity and dew point
Dewpoint The temperature that the air must cool to in order to get precipitation
With fronts, the characteristics (warm or cold air) are seen _________ or the the _______ of the front boundary on a weather map Behind or to the left
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