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00ooCCfreezing point of
water on the Celsius scale
way Earth’s rotation makes
winds curve
Coriolis effectCoriolis effect
anemometeranemometer
measures wind speed
global windsglobal winds
winds that blow steadily from
specific directions over long distance
Any form of water that falls
from clouds
precipitationprecipitation
bands of high speed winds about 10 km
above Earth’s surface
Jet streamsJet streams
measures relative humidity
psychrometerpsychrometer
measure of the average energy of
motion of the particles of a substance
temperaturetemperature
reflection of light in all directions
scatteringscattering
unusually long, dry period
droughtdrought
clouds that form in flat layers
stratusstratus
wispy, feathery clouds
cirruscirrus
Hail only forms inside ____ clouds.
cumulonimbuscumulonimbus
ice pellet larger than 5 mm in diameter that
forms during a thunderstorm
hailhail
form of energy with wavelengths longer
than red light
infrared infrared radiationradiation
wavelengths shorter than violet light
ultraviolet radiation
The major global wind belts are: 1.1. trade windstrade winds
2.2. prevailing westerliesprevailing westerlies
3.3. polar easterliespolar easterlies
increased cooling that a wind can
cause
wind-chill wind-chill factorfactor
winds that blow from specific directions
over long distances
global windsglobal winds
Meteorologists measure rainfall
with a
rain gauge.rain gauge.
The three main types of clouds are:
1.1. cumuluscumulus
2.2. stratusstratus
3.3. cirruscirrus
clouds that form at or near the ground
fogfog
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