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Unit 6: Meteorology
Atmosphere meterology
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12/15/2015

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Term

118.    Layers of the                     Atmosphere

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Definition

Definition: Our Earth has many layer. They are Troposphere, (Ozone Layer), Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere!

Sentence: 

Example 1:

Example 2:

Term

119.  Changing States of Water
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Definition

Defintion: Changing states of water is when water has different ways of converting itself back to how it was.

Sentence:  When water is changed, it is changed by physical factors like evaporation, condensation, melting, freezing, and etc.

Example 1:Ice

Example 2: Rain

Term

120. Latent Heat

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Definition

Defintion: energy released while a constant-temperature process is taking place.

Sentence:  Latent heat helps to understand the process that the source is going through

Example:Melting
Example:Freezing

Term

121. Saturation point

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Definition

Definition:  The point where a substance is absorbed into vapor.

Sentence: Satuaration point helps to 

Example: Chemical Combination

Example:  Adding sugar to water

 

Term

122. Relative Humidity

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Definition

Definition: The amount of water vapor that needs to be present in the air in order for there to be saturation

Sentence: Relative Humidity needs to have a certain quanity of water vapor in order for it to be saturated at the same temperature.

Example: Water Vapor

Example: Temperature

Term

123. Hygrometer

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Definition

Definition: An instrument that is used to measure Relative Humidity.

Sentence: Hygrometers has two thermometers wit a handle.

Example: Theremometers
Example: Barometer

Term

124. Dew Point

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Definition

Definition: the amount of moisture in te air.

Sentence: The higher the dew point, the more moisture. The lower the dew Point, the less moisture.

Example: Blades of grass.
Example: Plants.

Term

125. Adiabatic Rates

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Definition

Definition: rate of change of temp. while going up in the earth's atmosphere.

Sentence: Adiabatic rates is due to the rising and sinking of air.

Example: Moist adiabatic lapse rate
Example: Dry adiabatic lapse rate

Term

126. Clouds

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Definition

Definition: A mass of condensed water vapor that is visible above ground.

Sentence: A cloud is a poofy, cloud make by water vapor.

Example: Cumulus cloud

Example:  Cirrus Cloud

Term

127. Air Mass

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Definition

Definition: volume of air based off of its temperature and water vapor.

Sentence: They are classified based of their source regions.

Example: Contiental Airmass

Example: Maritime Airmass

Term

128. Air Pressure

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Definition

Definition: The pressure exerted from the weight of air and the Earth.

Sentence: Air pressure is measured with a barometer
Example: Barometer

Example: Hot Air balloon flying in the air


Term

129. Barometer

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Definition

Definition: an instrument that is used for measuring airc pressure

Sentence: Barometers are used when forecasting the weather or also determining altitude

Example: Thermometer

Example: Hygrometer

Term

130. Wind

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Definition

Definition: Movement of air that moves a certain direction.

Sentence: Wind is also the breeze that you feel when it blows. 

Example: Trade winds

Example: Global winds


Term

131. Isobar Map

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Definition

Definition: A lne on a map that marks places with equal barometric pressure.

Sentence:  Isobar map helps to also see barometric pressure in different places

Example:  High Air pressure

Example:  Low Air pressure


Term

132.Factors affecting Winds

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Definition

1.Temperature

 

2. Air Pressure

 

3. Coriolis Effect


4. Friction

 

Term

133. Condensation Nuclei

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Definition

Definition: small particles, the size of a cloud droplet, which water vapor condenses

Sentence:Condensation Nuclei goes through the process of condensation.

Example: The water cycle

Example: Nitrogen Cycle

Term

134. Cyclones

 

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Definition

Definition:  A ntropical storm with low pressure systems that has inward rotating winds.

Sentence:  Cyclones are very dangerous and can form in surounding water sources.

Example: Hurricanes

Example: Tornadoes

Term

135. Anticyclones

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Definition

Definition:  A tropial storm with high pressue in the center, and rotating winds counteclockwise.

Sentence:  Anticyclones usually interact with calm,fine weather.

Example:  Hurricanes

Example:  CyclonesDecoinkdvdnvjdx

Term

136. Cold Front

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Definition

Definition:  when a cooler mass of air, replaces at ground level a warmer mass of air

Sentence:  Gusty Winds and rain & possible thunderstorms are present during a cold front.

Example:  Warm Fronts

Example:  Occluded fronts

Term

137. Warm Front

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Definition

Definition:  When warm air replaces cold air

Sentence:  Warm fronts normally move from southwest to northeast

Example:  Occluded front

Example:  Stationary Front

Term

138. Stationary Front

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Definition

Definition: When cold and warmair masses aren't strong enough to replace the other

Sentence: This causes a huge amount of rainfall and precipitation.

Example: Occluded front

Example:  Warm Front

Term

139. Occluded Front

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Definition

Definition: When a cold front overtakes a warm front.

Sentence: An occluded front is shown for example as the image above.

Example: Stationary Front

Example: Cold and Warm front


Term

140. More factors affecting wind

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Definition

1.Pressure Gradients

2.Coriolis Effect

 

Term

141. El Nino

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Definition

Defintion:  a warm ocean current that develops along the coast of Ecuador and Peru

Sentence: El nino was also found in december.

Example:  La nina

Example:  Doppler effect

Term

142. La Nina

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Definition

Definition:  The opposite of el nino,but have almost the same mening except "la nina" means "The girl"

Sentence:  Also is involved in the temperatures increasing

Example:  El nino

Example:  Doppler Radar

Term

143. Doppler Radar

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Definition

Definition:  A radar tracking sysem that allows us to determine the velocity of a storm.

Sentence:  It can also help determine the Location of  certain storm.

Example: la nina

Example: El nino

Term

144. Ozone Layer

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Definition

Definition: The ozone layer is the layer of te earths amosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Sentence: Ozone layer protects us from harmful sunrays.

Example: Greenhouse effect

Example:  Stratospere

 

Term

145. Greenhouse Effect

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Definition

Definition:  is process where radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface

Sentence: Greenhosue effect helps the earth stay warm and not over heat.

Example: Global Warming

Example:  Ozone Layer

Term

146. Global Warming

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Definition

Definition:  anincrease in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere

Sentence:  If globle warming continue's, every glacier will melt. 

Example:  Greenouse effect

Example:  Ozone layer

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