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Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Cumulonimbuscloud
Coriolis effect Cumulus clouds Hurricane
Isobars Funnel cloud Front Doppler radar
1. __________ - the apparent curving motion of an object caused by therotation of the surface on which it is moving; the curved direction ofglobal winds caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis
2. __________ - a very large, dense cumulus cloud that is associatedwith thunderstorms and severe weather
3. __________ - large puffy looking clouds typically associated with fairweather
4. __________ - a radar system that meteorologists use to track thelocation, movement and intensity of precipitation in a region
5. __________ - the boundary formed between two air masses that havedifferent temperature and moisture characteristics
6. __________ - a funnel-shaped cloud that forms at the base of acumulonimbus cloud
7. __________ - an extremely large, tropical, rotating weather systemthat has winds of at least 119 km/h
8. __________ - lines of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map
Weather patterns
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Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Cumulonimbuscloud
Coriolis effect Cumulus clouds Hurricane
Isobars Funnel cloud Front Doppler radar
1. Coriolis effect - the apparent curving motion of an object caused bythe rotation of the surface on which it is moving; the curved direction ofglobal winds caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis
2. Cumulonimbus cloud - a very large, dense cumulus cloud that isassociated with thunderstorms and severe weather
3. Cumulus clouds - large puffy looking clouds typically associated withfair weather
4. Doppler radar - a radar system that meteorologists use to track thelocation, movement and intensity of precipitation in a region
5. Front - the boundary formed between two air masses that havedifferent temperature and moisture characteristics
6. Funnel cloud - a funnel-shaped cloud that forms at the base of acumulonimbus cloud
7. Hurricane - an extremely large, tropical, rotating weather system thathas winds of at least 119 km/h
8. Isobars - lines of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map
Weather patterns
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