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WATER, WEATHER, & CLIMATE
REVIEW SHEET
Water (Ch. 6)
Phase change
Sublimation
Humidity
Absolute humidity
Relative humidity
Saturated
Dew-point
temperature
Vapor pressure
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
TERMS TO KNOW:
Weather (Ch. 7)
Weather
Convectional lifting
Meteorology
Orographic lifting
Cloud
Cold front
Fog
Warm front
Moisture droplet
Lighting
Stratus
Thunder
Cumulus
Hail
Nimbostratus
Funnel cloud
Stratocumulus
Tornado
Altocumulus
Waterspout
Cirrus
Tropical cyclone
Cumulonimbus
Hurricane
Advection fog
Typhoon
Radiation fog
Storm surge
Air mass
Convergent lifting
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS TO REVIEW:
Chapter 6
Unique Properties of Water
Phase Changes of Water
Humidity
Relative Humidity
Expression of Relative Humidity
Clouds and Fog
Cloud Formation
Cloud Types and Identification
Fog
Chapter 7
Air Masses
Air Masses Affecting North America
Air Mass Modification
Climate (Ch. 8)
Köppen System
Climograph
Tropical
Dry
Mid latitude
High Latitude
Highlands
(know subgroups)
Atmospheric Lifting Mechanisms
Convectional Lifting
Orographic Lifting
Frontal Lifting
Midlatitude Cyclones
Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts
Occluded Stage
Dissolving Stage
Violent Weather
Thunderstorms
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Tropical Cyclones
Chapter 8, 9, & 10 (see handout!)
Classification of Climate Regions
The Köppen Classification System