Atmosphere and weather

Which is NOT a measurable factor in weather

Local wind that occurs at night when the land is cooler than the water.

Wind blows from areas of high to low pressures.

What feature of Earth creates the different temperature regions?

What causes the Coriolis effect that deflects winds right and left?

Air pressure is measured with what instrument?

What facet of weather is measured in psi or millibars?

At what degree latitude are the horse latitudes?

The measure of thermal energy in the atmosphere.

Cyclones rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

Permanent high pressure zone at 30 degrees latitude.

Water high in altitude below freezing without a freezing nuclei.

Altocirrus is a possible cloud classification

Which of these three things that affect wind has the most impact near the surface?

How much of the energy of the USA could wind energy be by the year 2030?

The difference between dew and frost is?

High, thin, and wispy type of cloud

What sets up local winds?

The measure of the rate of wind moving from high to low pressure over a distance is called the?

Which global wind influences most of USA weather?

Humidity is measured with an instrument called a hygrometer.

What is the pattern of global wind directions in the North Hemisphere?

The process that grows raindrops from tiny cloud droplets.

Layers of flat clouds low in the atmosphere

Clouds can be formed from ice crystals

Dark, pillow-like clouds that extend through all three altitudes

Wind does NOT affect evaporation.

Sea, land, mountain, and valley breezes are all examples of global winds

This makes the temperature feel colder than it is when wind blows across your skin.

What is the name of the permanent low pressure region at 0 degrees latitude

Relative humidity is reported as a percent.

Mr. Dunckel is the best science teacher EVER!

Any type of water that falls to the surface from the atmosphere

The winds in a cyclone blow

Which statement is true?

Which group of words would you find in a description of a cyclone?

What are the reference points of the temperature scales?

A southwest wind blows toward the northeast.

which of these clouds is like a "loaded diaper?"

Dew and frost are both condensation?