Unit 6: Atmosphere and Meteorology Review

Flow of cool air from water to land at day

Front formed when warm and cold air meet and neither air mass has the force to move the other.

Strong thunderstorms are usually associated with these types of fronts

Most tornadoes in the US form in what is called the Tornado Alley(includes Kansas).Why is this?

The deflection of global winds is due to

The air mass that affects NC the most is

The air mass that affects NC the least is

Flow of cool air from land to water at night

Air masses are classified on

As temperature increases, relative humidity

Coalescence means

The driving force (energy) for wind is

A narrow, rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground

As air expands, its temperature

Continental means

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

Cloud root that means rainy cloud

Clouds are a result of adiabatic temperature changes. What does adiabatic mean?

A thunderstorm is the result of _________.

What layer of atmosphere can the aurora borealis be found?

Water vapor content in the air.

What layer of the atmosphere experiences the highest atmospheric pressure?

The temperature air must be cooled to achieve saturation

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

What layer of atmosphere can the weather be found?

T/F: Dilution is the solution to pollution.

The ratio of the air's water content and the total amount it is able to hold is called

Westerlies travel ______________.

Cloud root that means layer

What happens to temperature as altitude increases?

Photochemical smog is a secondary pollutant is a result of

Polar easterlies travel _______________.

As air compresses, its temperature

Climate is ______________________.

Front formed when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses.

Which of the following is a primary pollutant?

Weather is ___________________.

This front brings gentle rain or light snow, followed by warmer, milder weather.

Maritime means

A band of cold air is between two layers of warmer, what type of precipitation is likely?

Cloud root that means curl

Trade winds travel ________________.

What layer of atmosphere can the ozone layer be found?

Fog forms as a result of