ch.17 – Flashcard
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TRUE or FALSE One of the FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS is...All existence is suffering.
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TRUE
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REFERS TO THE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE AT A SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE
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WEATHER
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AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR HELD IN THE AIR
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HUMIDITY
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IS A MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR PRESENT IN THE AIR COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR SATURATION AT A SPECIFIC TEMP.
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RELATIVE HUMIDTY
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CHANGES WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR
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DEW POINT
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WHEN AIR IS COLLED TO IT DEW POINT NEAR THE GROUND
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FOG
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IS A LARGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO THE PART OF EARTH'S SURFACE OVER WHICH IS DEVELOPS
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AIR MASS
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IT IS RECORDED ON A MAP USING A COMBINATION OF SYMBOLS
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STATION MODEL
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~CAN ADVANCE RAPIDLY~ THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN FORM AS WARMAIR SUDDENLY LIFTED UP OVER COLD AIR
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COLD FRONT
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WATER FALLING FROM CLOUDS
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PRECIPITATION
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THE MOST POWERFUL STROM
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HURRICANE
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A LINE THAT CONNECTS POINTS OF EQUAL TEMP.
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ISOTHERM
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~SLIDES OVER COLDER AIR ALONG A WARM FRONT FORMING A BOUNDARY WITH A GENTLE SLOPE.~THIS CAN LEAD TO HRS IF N OT DAYS OF WET WEATHER
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WARM FRONT
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TWO AIR MASSES OF DIFFERENT DENSITY MOISTURE OR TEMP
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FRONT
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WEATHER SERVICE CLASSIFIES A WINTER STORM
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BLIZZARD
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IS A LINE DRAWN TO CONNECT POINTS OF EQUAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
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ISOBAR
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IS A VIOLENTY ROTATING COLUMN OF AIR IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND
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TORNADO
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IS A PERSON WHO STUDIES THE WEATHER
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METEOROLOGIST
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RESULTS WHEN NIETHER COLD AIR NOR WARM AIR ADVANCES
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STATIONARY FRONT
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~CLOUD IS A PUFFY WHITE CLOUD~THESE CLOUD INDICATE FAIR WEATHER OR THUNDER STORMS
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CUMULUS
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MEANS HIGH CLOUDS
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CIRRO
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refers to clouds that lie at low elevation
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prefix strato
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~cloud is a white feathery cloud~these cloud can indicate storm weather
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cirrus
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~cloud is asmooth or layered cloud~these clouds indicate fair weather rain or snow
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stratus
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refers to cloud that lie at middle elevations
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prefix alto
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colder air forces warm air upward,that closes off the warm air from the surface
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