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ES Ch 16 Vocab

Glencoe Earth Science

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State of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, determined by factors including air pressure, amount of moisture in the air, temperature, wind, and precipitationWeather
Amount of water vapor held in the airHumidity
Measure of the amount of moisture held in the air compared with the amount it can hold at a given temperature; can range from 0 percent to 100 percentRelative humidity
Temperature at which air is saturated and condensation formsDew point
A stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point near the groundFog
Water falling from clouds - including rain, snow, sleet, and hail - whose form is determined by air temperaturePrecipitation
Large body of air that has the same characteristics of temperature and moisture content as the part of Earth's surface over which it formedAir mass
Boundary between two air masses with different temperatures, density, or moisture; can be cold, warm, occluded, and stationaryFront
Violent, whirling windstorm that crosses land in a narrow path and can result from wind shears inside a thunderheadTornado
Large, severe storm that forms over tropical oceans, has winds of at least 120 km/h, and loses power when it reaches landHurricane
Winter storm that lasts at least three hours with temperatures of -12 degrees C or below, poor visibility, and winds of at least 51 km/hBlizzard
Person who studies weather and uses information from Doppler radar, weather satellites, computers and other instruments to make weather maps and provide forecastsMeterologist
Indicates weather conditions at a specific location, using a combination of symbols on a mapStation model
Line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperatureIsotherm
Lines drawn on a weather map that connect points having equal atmospheric pressure; also indicate the location of high and low pressure areas and can show wind speedIsobar
Instrument used to detect the barometric pressureBarometer


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