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Meteorology Exam 3

Cards: 13| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Warm Front

Drawn In Red Red Ovals Point In The Direct...

Cold Front

Drawn In Blue Blue Triangles Point In T...

Stationary Front

Drawn In Alternating Colors (red And Blue) Es...

Occluded Front

Drawn In Alternatin Purple "pips" W...

Meteorology Unit 1

Cards: 13| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Why Is The National Weather Service Located I...

Hurricane Irene In 2011 Marked The 10th Billi...

A 6th Grader And A Researcher At A University...

Both Try To Explain Observations.

A Good Hypothesis Should Be Able To What?

Be Tested With An Experiment.

What Is A Potential Impact From A Disastrous ...

Economic Boost In Another Area.

Meteorology FINAL!!!

Cards: 13| Attempts: 1| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Air May Best Be Described As:

A Mixture

Dust In The Atmosphere Is Associated With Whi...

All Of The Above

With An Increase In Altitude, Air Pressure:

Decreases At A Decreasing Rate

This Atmospheric Component Absorbs Damaging U...

None Of These

Meteorology Today - Ch 1

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

What Is The Atmospheric Gas Concentration, Of...

Nitrogen 78%Oxygen 21%

Define Atm Pressure

Pressure = Force/area&nb...

Define Atm Density

Density = mass/volume

Variable Gases

Water Vapor 0-4%, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Ni...

Meteorology Today - Ch 3

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

Name The Seasonal Names And Dates, And Angle ...

Vernal Equinox 3/20 0*; Summer Solstice 6/21 ...

Tilt Of Earth?

23.5*

Artic Circle?

66.5*

Earth's Far Point Around Sun, Name And Distan...

Aphelion 94.5 Million Miles

Meteorology Today - Ch 4

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 16, 2015

Define Absolute Humidity

Mass Of Water Vapor/volume Of Air. Not Used M...

Define Specific Humidity.

Mass Of Water Vapor/total Mass Of Air

Define Mixing Ration.

Mass Of Water Vapor/mass Of Dry Air

Define Relative Humidity

Water Vapor Content/water Vapor Capacity Time...

Meteorology Test 2

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 17, 2015

Dew Point

The Mugginess Of The AtmosphereIt Is Related ...

Relative Humidity

The Mount Of Moisture In The Atmosphere Versu...

Water As A Gas

Molecules Move About Freely And Mix Well With...

Water As A Liquid

Molecules Are Much Closer Together And Consta...

Ch.4 Meteorology Vocab

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

Process Where The Sun's Energy Transforms Eno...

Evaporation

Process Where The Winds Transport The Moist A...

Condensation

Rain Snow Or Hail Falling To The Earth.

Precipitation

Total Number Of Molecules Escaping From The L...

Saturated Air

Ch.5 Meteorology

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

If A Parcel Of Air Expands And Cools, Or Comp...

Adiabatic Process

Process Where The Rate Of Adiabatic Cooling O...

Dry Adiabatic Rate

Because The Head Added During Condensation, T...

Moist Adiabatic Rate

Because This Is The Rate At Which The Air Tem...

Environmental Lapse Rate

Ch.6 Meteorology Vocab

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

The Pressure Exerted By The Mass Of Air Above...

Air Pressure

A Unit For Expressing Atmospheric Pressure. S...

Millibar

A Pressure Of 1013.25 Mb, 29.92 of Merc...

Standard Atmospheric Pressure

An Instrument That Measures Atmospheric Press...

Barometer

Meteorology 140X Unit 2

Cards: 13| Attempts: 0| Last updated: Sep 22, 2015

What Is A Cyclone?

A Low Pressure System That Has Air Spiraling ...

What Is The Frictional Force?

The Force That Causes Air To Slow Down Becaus...

What Is The Coriolis Force?

The Force That Turns Air From Its Initial Pat...

What Is The Pressure Gradient Force?

The Force That Sets Air In Motion Due To Diff...