Cerrar
A large body of air which has uniform temperature and humidity
the weight of the air pushing down on the earth
air movement around a "low"
area of few clouds, light winds, and no precipitation
a line connecting points of equal air pressure
what cirrus clouds are made of
a boundary between two cold air masses that have lifted up a warm air mass
small, funnel-shaped cloud with rapidly rotating winds
the movement of air over the earth
The measure of the amount of heat that an object has
Weather is affected most by this
The tendency of moving objects to curve due to the rotation of the earth
Winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve this direction
The comparison of the actual amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum amount it can hold is known as
Air in the continental polar air mass is
The gentle lifting of warm, moist air as it moves up and over colder air will form
The front produced by warmer air pushing colder air is
A hurricane will die out when
Before a meteorologist can predict future weather, he or she must know
Winds from the west and a rising barometer forecast
Major changes in the weather are indicated by
Nimbo- in nimbostratus and cumulonimbus means
Tornadoes over oceans become
A barometer is used to measure
Relative humidity is effected by the
The temperature at which the air becomes saturated with water vapor is the
The area of precipitation is located ________ the cold front
The boundary between two air masses that are moving parallel to each other is called a ________ front
Most violent storms form in ______ air masses
True/False?
Fair weather is usually found around a high
True/False?
Man is able to predict the weather because God created an orderly world
True/False?
Weather sayings like Groundhog Day are useful in predicting the weather
