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Meteorology Jeopardy Weather Forecasting Instruments the weather Severe weather & Terms to Know Grab bag fronts 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Instrument used to measure windspeed Answer Anemometer Home Technology that can save lives by warning people of an approaching storm Answer Doppler radar Home An instrument that measures relative humidity with 2 thermometers Answer Psychrometer Home Used to measure atmospheric pressure Answer Barometer Home What layer of the atmosphere does our weather occur in? Answer Troposphere Home What type of air mass is dry and warm, and originates in SW USA or Mexico? Answer Continental Tropical Home Weather map symbols H & L indicate what kind of centers? Answer Air pressure centers (or High and Low pressure) Home This system uses reflected radio waves to determine the velocity and location of objects called: _____ Answer radar Home Weather conditions for an area over a long period of time are referred to as __________ Answer Climate Home The temperature at which the rate of evaporation equals the rate of condensation Answer Dew Point Home The front edge of an advancing warm air mass that replaces colder air with warmer air is a _______ Answer Warm Front Home What kind of front has similar weather to a cold front because of a fast-moving front overtaking a warm one? Answer Occluded Front Home This forms when a cold air mass over takes a warm air mass and causes violent storms Answer Cold front Home What is a large body of air throughout which temp and moisture content are similar Answer Air Mass Home A front at which air masses move either very slowly or not at all, and have weather similar to that of a warm front Answer Stationary front Home Mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air is ______ Answer Absolute humidity Home What kind of pressure system brings warmer temps, cloudy skies, and stormy weather? Answer Low Pressure Home The ratio of the amount of water in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation at a given temperature Answer Relative Humidity Home What is issued when severe weather has been spotted in a given area? Answer Warning Home Cool, clear skies and fair weather come from what type of pressure system? Answer High Pressure System Home What part of the water cycle involves liquid water changing to water vapor? Answer Evaporation Home What part of the water cycle involves water vapor changing back into liquid water? Answer Condensation Home Which air mass originates in the Arctic and Canada, and is cool and dry? Answer Continental Polar Home Which air mass originates in the Gulf of Mexico, and is warm and moist? Answer Maritime Tropical Home 2 major factors used to identify climate are: Answer Temperature & precipitation Home