Atmosphere Weather Vocab 3

A large volume of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude.

• Wind

• Maritime

• Air mass

• Tornado

1. Temperature at which condensation begins to for

• Humidity

• Evaporation

• Sea Breeze

• 1. Dew point

1. A radar tracking system using the Doppler Effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.

2. Front- The boundary between air masses

• Sonar

• Front

• Meteorology

• 1. Doppler Radar

1. The boundary between air masses

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system

• Front

• Storm Surge

1. A generally calm and clear weather system that occurs when air sinks down in a high-pressure center and spreads out toward areas of lower pressure as it nears the ground.

• 1. High pressure system-

• 1. Low pressure system-

• Thunderstorm

• Front

1. Measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• 1. Relative Humidity

• Maritime

• Tropical storm

• 1. Humidity

1. A tropical low-pressure system with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h) or more.

• Tropical Storm

• Maritime

• 1. Hurricane

• Storm surge

1. A large and often stormy weather system that occurs when air moves around and into a low-pressure center, then moves up to higher altitudes.

• 1. Low pressure system

• 1. High pressure system-

• Tropical Storm

• Storm Surge

1. Air masses that form over water

• Relative Humidity

• 1. Maritime -

• Tornado

• 1. Martian

1. The study of weather.

• Weatherology

• Science

• 1. Meteorology

• Atmospherology