| A | B |
|---|
| dew point | the temperature to which air must cool to be saturated |
| anticyclone | area of high pressure where air moves apart and sinks |
| humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
| evaporation | process at which liquid turns to vapor |
| front | area in which two types of air masses meet |
| condensation | process at which water vapor turns to a liquid |
| cyclone | area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise |
| stationary front | brings many days of cloudy wet weather |
| in a tornado warning | you should to to a room with no windows |
| tornados | 75% occur in the United States |
| storm surge | dangerous part of a hurricane |
| altocumulus cloud | puffy-mid level cloud |
| Isobars | help meterologists by showing high and low pressure areas |
| Lightning | electric dischard between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area. |
| Meteorologists | track cyclones and anticyclones to help precit stormy and clear weather |
| Hail | may be sent up (retract) into the clouds many times |
| anemometer | measures wind speed |
| radar | tracks the location, movement, and amount of precipitation |
| barometer | measures air pressure |
| psychrometer | consists ot two thermmeters |
| thermometer | measures air temperature |
| mP | Maritime Polar |
| cP | Continental Polar |
| mT | Maritime Tropical |
| cT | Continental Tropical |
