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Name __________________________ Core Knowledge Meteorology Study Guide Use the word bank to complete questions 1-30. anemometer condensation barometer cumulus cirrus evaporation climate high pressure cold hot cold front hurricane lightning low pressure meteorology precipitation prevailing radiation run-off satellites stratus temperature thunder tornado warm front weather 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A ___________________ measures air pressure. 7. The conditions of the troposphere at a specific time and place is called _________________. 8. A _________________ wind is a wind that blows from a consistent direction over time. 9. _________________ is the movement of electrical charges from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the ground. 10. ___________________ help us predict the weather by observing the atmosphere and Earth. 11. A summary of the weather conditions over a long period of time is called _______________. 12. ________________ air rises and _______________ air falls. 13. The study of the atmosphere and weather is called _________________. 14. __________________ is the measure of the hotness in an environment. 15. A very fast spiraling wind caused by an extreme drop in pressure and rising air; associated with a funnel cloud is called a _________________. 16. ________________ the boundary between an advancing and rising warm air mass and a retreating cold air mass. 17. A large tropical storm with winds greater than 74 miles per hour is called _________________. 18. A _____________________ is a device that measures the speed of wind. 19. The boundary between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass _________________. 20. The location where the force of the air is greater than the surrounding atmosphere; resulting in cool, fair weather is called a _______________________ system. 21. The sound produced by the rapid heating and expanding of air in the path of a lightning discharge is called ______________________. Label the 3 main types of clouds: 22. ____________________ 23._____________________ 24. ____________________ 25. Explain how a cloud forms. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Label the following weather symbols: 26. 27. 28. 74/52 29. H 30.