Download Atmosphere the layer of gases that surround the Earth Air Pressure

Atmosphere
Air Pressure
Barometer
Wind
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Global winds
Jet Stream
Land breeze
Sea Breeze
Windward
Air mass
Continental
Maritime
Tropical
Polar
Warm front
the layer of gases that surround the
Earth
—the force of air molecules pushing
on a surface that can change due to
unequal heating of the planet
—measures air pressure
movement of air caused by differences
in air pressure
—measures wind speed
—measures relative humidity
—Predictable air mass movement at
every 30 degrees of latitude
—narrow bands of strong winds in the
upper levels of the troposphere
—Breeze flowing from land to the sea
(night time)
—Breeze flowing from sea to land (day
time)
—wind moves up this side of the
mountain, drawing moisture out of the
air. Produces a wet, moist climate
—large body of air where temperature
and moisture are similar throughout
— dry air mass that forms over land
moist air mass that form over the
ocean
—warm air mass that forms over the
Tropics
cold air mass that forms over the polar
regions
—forms when warm air moves over
cold, denser air
Cold front
Stationary front
Hurricane
Storm surge
Eye of the hurricane
Tornado—
Lightning
Greenhouse effect
Cumulonimbus
Convection
—forms when cold air moves under
warm air
—a cold air mass and a warm air mass
meet, and there is very little
movement
—severe storm formed over tropical
oceans with winds greater than 74
mph
Abnormal rise of water levels
caused by the strong winds of a
hurricane or tropical storm
—area of warm , calm air in the center
of strong tropical storms or hurricanes
can have stronger winds than a
hurricane; forms when a cold, dry air
mass meets with a warm, moist air
mass
—electrical discharge between a
negatively and positively charged area
—gases in the atmosphere that absorb
thermal energy and radiate it back to
Earth (ex: water vapor and carbon
dioxide)
— dense, towering vertical cloud
associated with thunderstorms ;
produced at cold front and may also
contain hail
—heat transfer through the
atmosphere where warm air rises and
cold air sinks