Anticyclone Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

wx 201 test 2 erau exam questions with correct answers aneroid barometer - Answer-An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid. -Measured in millibars barograph - Answer-An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure. pressure gradient force - Answer-the amount of pressure change occurring over a given distance hydrostatic equation - Answer-pressure drops more rapidly with increasing height at high latitudes and lower...

1. The basic weather pattern called produces the least severe weather while this basic weather pattern called produces the most severe weather. A- open wave, zonal flow B- Positively tilted trough, negatively tilted trough C- Negatively tilted trough, Positively tilted trough D- zonal flow, open waves: B 2. When the airflow is parallel, or nearly parallel, to the latitude lines then it is considered to be a: A- negatively tilted trough B- Positivly tilted trough C-open wave D-cut-off l...

A detailed summary of the Tropical Cyclone Chapter for Grade 12 Geography.

UCLA A&O3 Midterm Latest Update Graded A The atmosphere is a mixture of gas molecules, small particulates, and moisture Technological advances in computer hardware and software have had a huge impact on our ability to understand and predict the weather Radiosondes allow us to measure weather conditions in the upper atmosphere A network of surface and upper-air observations is crucial to meteorological understanding because organized weather systems often cover large areas The invention of th...

ATSC 113 SNOW question and answers graded A+ 2023 already passedHigh pressure - correct answer also known as a high pressure system or an anticyclone, is a region where pressure is higher than in surrounding regions (includes bluebird powder days, bluebird spring skiing days, best glacier travel days) Isobars - correct answer are lines, or contours, connecting locations that have the same pressure. - can be used to indicate high pressure centres and low pressure centres. ridges - correct a...

LUOA 9th grade Science Final Exam 2023 Actual Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Most powerful substance to hold heat in atmosphere Water vapor How does carbon get into the atmosphere? Atmospheric carbon dioxide comes from two primary sources—natural and human activities. Natural sources of carbon dioxide include most animals, which exhale carbon dioxide as a waste product. Human activities that lead to carbon dioxide emissions come primarily from energy production, including burning...

What is the difference between satellites and radars? - Answer Satellite- view of the clouds from space Radar- views precipitation from the ground How is wind direction defined? - Answer it is defined by the direction that the wind is coming from. How do winds blow about high and low pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere? - Answer High- winds blow clockwise and outward Low- winds blow counterclockwise and inward What is pressure and how does it change with height? - Answer Press...

Constant Pressure - Answer A surface in the atmosphere where the pressure is equal everywhere along that surface Higher heights=____;Lower heights=____. - Answer Warmer air;colder air Isotherms - Answer Lines of equal temperature Ridges - Answer Elongated highs where air is warmer and indicating depressions Troughs - Answer Elongated lows where air is colder. Pressure gradient force (PGF) - Answer Directed from higher towards lower pressure at right angles to the isobars; force th...

1 ATSC 113 -APPLIED MODULE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Normal Clouds Correct Answer: Convective clouds: - look like stacks of cotton balls and are associated with updrafts layer/stratiform clouds: - look like sheets or blankets can extend 100 of km horizontally Stratocumulus: are low-altitude layer of lumpy clouds, dont fit well in the normal cumuliform or stratiform groups Special Clouds Wind Shear Correct Answer: is the change of wind spee...

wx 201 test 2 erau exam questions with correct answers station pressure - Answer-the actual air pressure computed at the observing station sea level pressure - Answer-the standard level of pressure 29.92 inches ideal gas law - Answer-the relationship PV=nRT, which describes the behavior of an ideal gas mercury barometer - Answer-consists of a glass tube open at the bottom end and partially filled with mercury barometric pressure - Answer-the pressure due to the weight of the atmos...