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Weather Vocabulary

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1.
6 points
_____________ is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.
2.
6 points
Water falling from clouds including rain, snow, sleet, and hail whose form is determined by air temperature is known as ____________.
3.
3 points
The jet stream is a wide belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere.
4.
6 points
A stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground is called _____________.
5.
6 points
Lines drawn on a weather map that connect points having equal atmospheric pressure; also indicate location of high- and low pressure areas and can show wind speed.
6.
6 points
Large severe storm that forms over tropical oceans, has winds of at least 120 km/h, and loses power when it reaches land.
7.
6 points
What is the amount of water vapor held in the air?
8.
6 points
This indicates weather conditions at a specific location, using a combination of symbols on a map.
9.
4 points
Weather is the state of the Earth at a specific time and place, determined by factors including air pressure, amount of moisture in the air, temperature, wind, and precipitation.
10.
6 points
What is the boundary between two air masses with different temperatures, density, or moisture; can be cold, warm, occluded, and stationary?
11.
6 points
What is the measure of the amount of moisture help in the air compared with the amount it can hold at a given temperature. It can range from 0% to 100%
12.
6 points
A stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the ground is called _____________.
13.
3 points
Sea breeze is the movement of air from sea to land during to day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise.
14.
3 points
Land breeze is the movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea.
15.
6 points
_____________ is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms.
16.
6 points
This person studies weather and uses information from Doppler radar, weather satellites, computers and other instruments to make weather maps and provide forecasts.
17.
3 points
The Coriolis effect causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's rotation.
18.
6 points
____________________ is the violent, whirling windstorm that crosses land in a narrow path and can result from wind shears inside a thunderhead.
19.
6 points
Line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperatures.
20.
6 points
This is a winter storm that lasts at least three hours with temperatures of -12 degrees C or below, poor visibility, and winds of at least 51 km/h.
21.
6 points
_____________ is a large body of air that has the same characteristics of temperature and moisture content as the part of Earth's surface over which it formed.
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