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21 Cards in this Set
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Ideal Gas Law |
A scientific law that provides the relationship between the pressure, temperature, and volume of a gas. |
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Kinetic Theory of Matter |
A scientific theory that states that matter is composed of molecules and that these molecules are in constant motion. |
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Isobars |
Lines of constant pressure |
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Warm Front |
A front at which warm air is advancing and replacing cold air |
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Cold Front |
A front at which cold air is advancing and replacing warm air. |
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Fluid |
A substance that can flow. Liquids and gases are both this. |
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Hydrostatic Balance |
A state of a stationary fluid when the vertical forces on it are balanced. |
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Temperature |
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance |
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Ideal Gas |
A gas in which there are no attractive forces between molecules
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Equation of State |
An equation that provides the relationship between the temperature, pressure, and volume of a substance. The ideal gas law is an example of this |
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Ideal Gas Constant |
The constant, R, in the ideal gas equation - |
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Virtual Temperature |
The temperature used in the idea gas law to account for the fact that moist air is less dense than dry air. |
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Hypsometry |
The science of measuring heights |
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Pressure Surface |
An imaginary surface in the atmosphere upon which the pressure is the same everywhere |
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Thickness |
The difference in height between two pressure surfaces in the atmosphere |
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Thermal Pressure Systems |
Shallow areas of high or low pressure that are created by cooling or warming, respectively. |
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Dynamic Pressure Systems |
Deep high and low pressure systems that develop as a result of complex air motions. |
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Synoptic Weather Map |
A weather that gives a visual synopsis of the weathering conditions that are occurring at a given time. |
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Radiosonde |
A package of instruments that measure pressure, temperature, and moisture and send this information back to the surface through radio transmission. |
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Atmospheric Sounding |
Measurement of the change with height of certain atmospheric variables, such as temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind. |
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Weather Station Symbols |
Symbols plotted on a weather map to provide information about observed weather elements |
