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Unit 6 Meteorology
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Term

Layers of the Atmosphere

 

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Definition

Defintion :4 different layers in the earth atmosphere with different temperatures and weather

 

Sentence : The layes or the atmosphere are divided into four.

 

Ex1 - troposphere

Ex2 - mesosphere

Term

Changing States of Water

 

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Definition

Definition : When a solid, liquid, or gas can trn into one another by a process

 

Sentence : There are 4 chaning states of water.

 

Ex1 - solid -> liquid

Ex2 gas -> liquid

Term

Latent Heat

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Definition

Defintion : When heat is abosorbed or released to changeone thing into another

 

Sentence : Latent heat can be absorbed or released.

 

Ex1 - Freezing

Ex2 - Condensation

Term

Saturation Point

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Definition

Defintion : the point at which an object has absorbed as much of a substance as it can

 

Sentence : The saturation point is ALMOST like the dew point, but it's not.

 

Ex1 - Full

Ex2 - Absorbed

Term

Relative Humidity

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Definition

Definition : the amount of water vapor in the air at a temperature to the amount that the air could hold at that temperature

 

Sentence : Relative humidity all has to do with water vaporr

 

Ex1 - Dew

Ex2 - Fog

Term

Hygrometer (sling psychrometer)

 

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Definition

Defintion : used for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere

 

Sentence : A hygrometer measures moisture.

 

Ex1 - humidity

Ex2 - temperture

Term

Dew Point

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Definition

Defintion : the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins to turn to dew

 

Sentence : Dew point relys on how much moisture is in the air

 

Ex1 - moisture

Ex2 - air

Term
Adiabatic Rates[image]
Definition

Defintion : when warm or cool air rises from an air parcel

 

Sentence : With out an air parcel , there would be no suh thing as an abiabatic rate.

 

Ex1 - air parcel

Ex2 - rate

Term

Clouds

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Definition

Defintion : a big white puffy thing you see n the sky made out of condensation

 

Sentence : Clouds are classified by their height and form.

 

Ex1 - stratus

Ex2 - cirrus

Term

Air Mass

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Definition

Definition: air that originates over a large area of land or ocean and causes a change in tempurature

 

Sentence : There are 5 types of air mass.

 

Ex1 - Humidity

Ex2 - Bodies of air

Term

Air pressure

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Definition

Defintion : the weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down on everything on it's surface

 

Sentence : Air pressure is forced on to Earth's surface.

 

Ex1 - Pressure

Ex2 - Weight

Term

Barometer

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Definition

Defintion : an instrument that measures air pressure

 

Sentence : A barometer can also be used to predict changes in the weather.

 

Ex1 - Air pressure

Ex2 - Weather

Term

Wind

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Definition

Defintion : moving air

 

Sentence : Wind can be created using windmils.

 

Ex1 - high winds

Ex2 - low wnds

Term

Isobar Map

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Definition

Definition : A  map showing weather in high and low pressure systems.

 

Sentence : An isobar map is basically meteorlogy combined with a weather map

 

Ex1 - high pressure

Ex2 - low pressure

Term
Factors affecting winds[image]
Definition

Definition : things that make the wind do certain things or go certain directions

 

Sentence : Coriolis effectfriction, andpressure gradients affect wind direction

 

Ex1 - horizantal movement of air

Ex2 - vertical movement of air

Term

Condensation Nuclei

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Definition

Definition : tiny particles in the atmosphere, either liquid or solid, appears condensation of water vapor begins

 

Sentence : Condensation nuclei must be present for water droplets to form around

 

Ex1 - Condensation

Ex2 -cloud seeds

Term

Cyclones

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Definition

Definition : winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure


Sentence : A cyclone looks similar to a hurricane.


Ex1 -Low air pressure

Ex2 - Strong rotating wind

Term

Anticyclones

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Definition

Definition : winds rotating inward to an area of high atmospheric pressure


Sentence : An anticyclone is the opposte of a cyclone


Ex1 - high air pressure

Ex2 - strong rotating winds

Term

Cold Front

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Definition

Definition : where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass


Sentence :  Cold fronts generally move from northwest to southeast


Ex1 - cold air mass

Ex2 - warm air mass

Term

Warm Front

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Definition

Definition :   where a warm air mass is replacing a colder air mass


Sentence : Fronts that bring warm air are referred to as warm fronts

 

Ex1 - warm air mass

Ex2 - cold air mass

 

Term

Stationary Front

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Definition

Definition : combination of cold and warm air masses

 

Sentence : A stationary front is a pair of air masses.

 

Ex1 - cold air

Ex2 - warm air

Term

Occulded Front

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Definition

Definition : formed during the process of cyclogenesis when a cold frontovertakes a warm front


Sentence : Occluded fronts are a type of front 


Ex1 - cold air

Ex2 - warm air

Term

More Factors Affecting Wind

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Definition

Defintion : whatever affects the wind

 

Sentence : Air sinking and rising are factors affecting wind.

 

Ex1 - Dry air sinking

Ex2 - Moist air rising

Term

El Nino

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Definition

Definition : large climate disturbances that happen in the tropical Pacific Ocean


Sentence : El Nino usually happens when the a surface of warm water


Ex1 - warm water

Ex2 - cold water

Term

La Nina

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Definition

Definition : temperature pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean water along the tropical west 


Sentence : 


Ex1 - cold water 

Ex2 - temperature patterns

Term

Doppler Effect

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Definition

Defintion : the change in frequency of a wave


Sentence : The doppler effect is also known as the doppler shift.


Ex1 - light

Ex2 - sound

Term

Ozone Layer

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Definition

Definition : layer of air around the earth that helps keep the temperature steady


Sentence : The ozone layer is very important because it stops too many of the sun's ultra-violet rays.


Ex1 - layers

Ex2 - sun's

Term

Greenhouse Effect

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Definition

Definition : the natural process between the sun, the atmosphere and the Earth


Sentence : The greenhouse is a natural process.


Ex1 - water vapor

Ex1 - greenhouse gases

Term

Global Warming

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Definition

Definition : change in the global average surface temperature


Sentence : Global warming is the sun's fault.


Ex1 - sun

Ex2 - temperature

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