 | Term | Definition |
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Greenhouse Effect |
process in which carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere absorb infraded radiation from the sun,forming a "heat-blanket" around the Earth |
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Atmosphere |
mixture of gases that surround the Earth. Part of the atmosphere absorbs most of ultraviolet rays from the sun |
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Barometer |
insrtrument used to measure air pressure |
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Coriolis Effect |
shift in wind direction caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis |
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Polor Easterlies |
extremely cold air flowing towards the equator from the poles |
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Cumulonimbus Clouds |
large thunderclopuds |
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Hail |
small balls or chunks of ice formed from cumulonimbus clouds |
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Continental Tropical |
an air mass that brings dry, hot air to the southwestern states |
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Stationary Front |
when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs |
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Meteorologists |
people that predict the weather |
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Jet Stream |
a narrow belt of strong, high speed, high-pressure air |
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Relative Humidity |
percentage of moisture the air holds relative to the amount it could hold at a particular temperature |
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Cloud Seeding |
tiny crystals of silver iodide and dry ice are sprinkled into clouds |
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Radiant Energy |
energy that is transmitted in the form of radiation |
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Anemometer |
instrument used to measure wind speed |
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Land Breeze |
flow of air from land to sea |
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Convection |
transfer of heat energy in a fluid (gas or liquid) |
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Isotherm |
line on a weather map that connects locations with the same temperature |
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Isobar |
line on a weather map that connects locations with the same air pressure |
