ATMO Chapter 3 Recap

Force directed from high pressure to low pressure.

• Isobars

• Dew Point Temperature

• Geostrophic Wind

• Friction Layer

• Pressure Gradient Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Lines connecting points of equal pressure.

• Isobars

• Friction Layer

• Geostrophic Wind

• Pressure Gradient Force

• Dew Point Temperature

Flow of air in a straight path, parallel to isobars.

• Pressure Gradient Force

• Isobars

• Dew Point Temperature

• Friction Layer

• Geostrophic Wind

Force that causes wind to veer to the right of intended path.

• Friction Layer

• Dew Point Temperature

• Coriolis Force

• Geostrophic Wind

• Isobars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Atmospheric layer influenced by friction.

• Boundary Layer

• Dew Point Temperature

• Isobars

• Geostrophic Layer

• Laminar Layer

The temperature to which air would have to be cooled for saturation to occur.

• Dew Point Temperature

• Friction Layer

• Heat Index

• Saturation Level

• Actual Temperature

Phase change in which water changes directly from a solid to a vapor.

• Deposition

• Freezing

• Evaportation

• Sublimation

• Melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Phase change in which water changes from a liquid to a vapor.

• Deposition

• Freezing

• Evaportation

• Sublimation

• Melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Occurs when the total number of molecules evaporating from a liquid is equal to the total number condensing.

• Deposition

• Saturation

• Evaportation

• Sublimation

• Melting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What the air temperature actually feels like to an individual.

• Dew Point Temperature

• Apparent Temperature

• Heat Index

• Wind Chill