Meteorology Chapter 8 - Study Guide Part 1 A

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(1)  geologistmeteorologistweatherman What is a scientist who studies weather?
(2)  airsuntilt What is the basic cause of all weather?
(3)  Coriolois effectgreenhouse effectradiation What term describes the trapping of heat by the earth’s atmosphere?
(4)  groundsuntiltFrom what does the air receives most of its warmth?
(5)  axisequatormeridian What is the imaginary line running from North Pole to South Pole around which the earth spins?
(6)  axisequatorlatitude What is the imaginary line circling the earth midway between its poles?
(7)  continenthemispherepole What is one-half of the earth’s surface?
(8)  rotationrevolutiontilt What is the cause of the earth’s different seasons?
(9)  condensationwater vaporwind What is moving air created by temperature differences as the sun warms the earth?
(10)  coolwarm What temperature of air rises, expands, and is lighter?
(11)  coolwarm What temperature of air sinks, contracts, and is heavier?
(12)  air massair pressurehumidity What is the weight of the atmosphere pushing down on the earth?
(13)  coldwarm What type of air increases air pressure at ground level and pushes up?
(14)  coldwarm What type of air reduces air pressure at ground level and shields the air below it from the full weight of the atmosphere?
(15)  barometerhygrometerthermometer What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure air pressure?
(16)  100 mph1000 mph66000 mph How fast does the earth spin on its axis?
(17)  highlow What type of air pressure does the warm air above the earth’s equator have?
(18)  highlow What type of air pressure does the cold air above the earth’s poles have?
(19)  rotationgreenhouse effectCoriolis Effect What is name given to the curling of wind by the Earth’s rotation on its axis?
(20)  polar easterliesprevailing westerliestrade winds Which wind system bends winds so that they blow from the east near the equator?