Earth Science - Chapter 12 Meteorology Review

Measures wind speed

The Coriolis effect is due to the _____ of Earth.

What type of air mass is produced over an ocean close to the equator?

A forecast involves comparing current weather patterns to patterns that took place in the past

The change in wave frequency of energy as it moves toward or away from an observer is the

The exchange of heat or moisture with the surface over which an air mass travels is known as

Systems that lie between the poles and 60 in both hemispheres

A(n) analog forecast relies on numerical data.

Maritime tropical (Gulf of Mexico)

Weather is mostly dependent on changes that occur high up in the troposphere.

If the day will be rainy/dry can be predicted somewhat by a short-term forecast the ____range.

The diagram shows a low-pressure system in the northern hemisphere.

Current, short-term variation in the atmosphere are referred to as___.

This systems always rotates in a counter-clockwise direction.

What does the sky look like at the location with this station model?

Differences in thermal energy can be detected with

Maritime polar (northern pacific, bearing sea)

Measures temperature

In general, which point on the diagram is cooler throughout the year?

Measures air pressure

Continental polar (Central Canada)

An open circle on a station model means the sky looks like what?

The change in wave frequency of energy as it moves toward or away from an observer is the __.

Balloonborne package of sensors that gathers upper-level temperature, Air P, and humidity is_.

A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n)

Measures height of clouds

Differences in thermal energy can be detected with__.

Continental Polar

What front is red and blue with semicircles and triangles on opposite sides?

What front is being forecast for this state?

What is the barometric pressure in mb?

An overtaking of a warm front by a cold front, an occluded front has cold but clear weather.

This system provides generally pleasant weather.

What direction is the wind moving towards? NOT FROM......towards!

What type of front is being shown in the diagram?

Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred as..

narrow bands of fast, high-altitude westerly winds

Which air mass produces Seattle's heavy winter precipitation?

What type of air was at point A & point B to produce this front?

Imbalances in Earth's heat energy help to create weather.

Low pressure system provide generally pleasant weather.

Low - pressure systems are usually associated with ____ weather.

Which region would be the warmest during the winter as a result of its air mass?

What type of weather is associated with this type of front?

Measures relative humidity

A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n) ____.

At what point do scientists classify an area's weather as its climate?

Which point on the diagram shown would be warmer in December?