weather
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Created by:
jesuslovercuteipie on November 22, 2010
Subjects:
weather analysis, earth and environmental science, condensation, precipitation
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dew | type of condensation formed when air that is in contact with a cool surface heat until it reaches saturation. |
| frost | ice crystals formed when the dew point is below 0 degrees celcius and water vapor directly enters solid state |
| rain | liquid precipitation |
| drizzle | wehn rain drops are smaller than .5mm |
| snow | solid precipitation: smaller at lower temps and larger at temps near 0degrees celcius |
| sleet | small ice pellets |
| hail | solid precipitation in form of lumps of ice usually ofrmed in cumulonimbus clouds in every storms |
| $700 million | how much worth of crops are destoryed by hail a year |
| 7 in. | largest hailstone was found in june 2003 aurora nebraska with _____ in diametter |
| station model | meterological symbols are used to represent weather data in a |
| isopleths | lines that connect points of equal or constant values such a s pressure of temp. |
| isobars | lines of equal pressure are called |
| isotherms | line of equal temp. are called |
| accuracy | ______ of meteroligist forcast declines with time. |
| mild | isopleths farther apart on map means ____ winds |
| strong | isopleths on map close together mean ______ winds |
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