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- While some barometers express atmospheric pressure in millibars, others use ________ as their basic unit of measurement.
- The ________ is the nature of the change in atmospheric pressure over a period of several hours.
- The average position of the polar jet stream, and hence the paths followed by cyclones and anticyclones, migrate ________ with the approach of winter.
- Which of the following does not contribute to controlling the motion of the wind?
- The Sahara and Australian deserts (among others) are associated with the
- For a low-pressure center to be maintained or strengthened, the surface convergence must be balanced by ________ aloft.
- is the deflective force of Earth's rotation on all free-moving objects including the atmosphere and oceans.
- of air occurs near Earth's surface around an anticyclone.
- is the result of horizontal differences in air pressure.
- Which of the following devices is used to determine wind direction?
- A wind that blows down the leeward side of a mountain and warms by compression is called
- When the wind consistently blows more often from one direction than any other, it is called the
- In a mercury barometer, when the air pressure increases, the mercury in the tube
- At what scale do differences in spheroids become visible?
- What is a brownish haze that develops as complex molecules are broken down into ozone and other harmful substances?
- What is a cloud that has a low-level base and a top composed of ice crystals?
- What is the ratio of the amount of water in the air to the amount of water in saturated air called?
- What term refers to the temperature at which cooling air begins condensing?
- Small and powdery snowflakes that do not stick to objects form ________ snow.
- Raindrops that freeze on their way to the ground form what?