Weather Test ch. 8

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What do you call the high, white, feathery clouds that are usually seen with fair weather?: Cirrus
Thunderstorms generally form along what kind of front?: Cold
What do we mean when we say that the air is saturated?: the air is holding all the water vapor that it can
What do we call bodies of air that have the same properties as the regions over which they develop?: air mass
What is formed when two air masses meet?: Front
What is the symbol for an occluded front? for a warm front? for a cold front? for a stationary front?: warm front cold front

stationary front occluded front
What do you call the temperature at which water vapor turns to liquid?: Dewpoint
What is the hydrosphere?: the Earth's water environment
Dark clouds that produce precipitation are called.....: nimbus
What kind of clouds are thick and puffy?: cumulus
What is sleet?: rain that freezes as it falls to the ground
what do we call moisture that falls to the ground as snow, rain, sleet, or hail?: precipitation
What is another name for an area of high presure?: anticyclone
areas of low pressure are also known as.....: cyclones
How does air flow in a low in the Northern hemisphere?: counterclockwise and to the center
How does air flow in a high in the Northern hemisphere?: clockwise and out from the center
What do you call a person who forecasts the weather?: Meteorologist
Why can water form on surfaces at night even when there are no clouds?: air temperature near the ground reaches the dew point
How are air masses classified?: 1) their overall moisture content

2) their temperature
What is the name of the instrument that is used to measure wind speed?: anemometer
What instrument is used to measure relative humidity?: hygrometer
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?: barometer
What insturment is used to measure the heat energy in something?: thermometer
What does Maritime mean? What does Continental mean?: Maritime means moist

continental means dry
What does Polar mean? What does Tropical mean?: Polar means cold

Tropical means warm
An air mass that is cool moist and high pressure would be....: Polar Maritime
An air mass that is cool dry and high pressure would be..: Polar continental
An air mass that is warm, dry and low pressure would be...: Tropical continental
An air mass that is warm moist and low pressure is....: Tropical maritime
On a weather map, what are the lines that connect points of equal pressure called?: isobars
What is transpiration?: Water that is lost from plant leaves by evaporation
What do you call the very high belt of rapidly moving air which pulls the air masses below?: Jet stream
What is s super cell?: rapidly rotating thunderstorm
What is the name of the cloud that drops down right before a tornado?: Wall cloud
What is the eye of the hurricane?: the clear column of air in the center of the rotating hurricane
What do you call a violent whirling wind that moves over a narrow path called?: Tornado
What do you call the energy that is part of water vapor?: Latent energy
The Earth's rotation has an effect on winds that causes them to turn and spiral. What is this called?: Coriolis
Draw the symbol for a cyclone. Draw the symbol for an anticyclone.: cyclone

anticyclone

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