WEATHER SYSTEMS AND CLOUD CLASSIFICATION

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  • Created on: 20-01-17 12:30
Join points of equal atmospheric pressure.
isobars
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Regions of high pressure.
anticyclones
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In the upper atmosphere, winds blow .............. to isobars.
parallel
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Variations in wind.
gusts
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A boundary between two air masses.
front
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The rising air mass in a warm front.
warmer
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At a cold font, cold air .............. warm air aloft.
undercuts
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The weather front which is associated with a narrow band of precipitation.
cold
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The faster air mass involved in an occluded front.
colder
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The prefix for a flat and layered cloud.
stratus
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A heaped and puffy cloud.
cumulus
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The name given to storm clouds.
cumulonimbus
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Apparent spin of a parcel of air as it moves across latitudes.
vorticity
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Lines on a map which indicate areas of the same temperature.
isotherms
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Atmospheric condition when isotherms cross isobars.
baroclinic
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The process of air heating over warm water, then transporting warmer moist air to land.
advection
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Card 2

Front

Regions of high pressure.

Back

anticyclones

Card 3

Front

In the upper atmosphere, winds blow .............. to isobars.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Variations in wind.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A boundary between two air masses.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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