SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
1) Most of us
living in the
2) The first
instrument to measure air pressure was the __________ barometer.
3) Warm winds that
move down the leeward side of mountains are known as __________.
4) The surface
wind zones that flow from the subtropics toward the equator are called the
__________ winds.
5) Standard sea
level pressure is __________ millibars.
6) Standard sea
level pressure is __________ inches of mercury.
7) An instrument
that measures wind speed is called a(n) __________.
8) A north wind
blows from the __________ to the __________.
9) When winds blow
parallel to the isobars, which is usually the case for winds aloft, it is
termed a(n) __________ wind.
10) A barometer
that records changes in air pressure through time is called a(n)
__________.
11) An isobar is a
line on a weather map connecting places of equal __________.
12) The mercurial
barometer was invented by __________.
13) An instrument
used to determine wind direction is called a(n)
__________.
14) The seesaw
pattern of atmospheric pressure between the eastern and western Pacific is
called the __________.
15) A
high-pressure center is called a(n) __________.
16) The force that
generates wind is known as the __________ force.
17) Horizontal
movement of air is called __________.
18) The direction
of airflow is influenced by a force known as the __________ effect.
19) Fast-moving
currents of air found near the top of the troposphere are called __________.
20) Damage caused
by hurricanes can be divided into three categories. Name these categories.
21) The new
generation of weather radar that is capable of detecting motion directly is
called __________ radar.
22) Another name
for middle-latitude cyclone is __________.
23) A(n) __________ is issued when a funnel cloud has been
sighted or is indicated by radar.
24) In the western
Pacific hurricanes are called __________.
25) A(n) __________ is an intense rotating wind system in the
lower part of a thunderstorm that precedes tornado development.
26) The
doughnut-shaped inner structure of the hurricane that is characterized by
towering cumulonimbus clouds is the __________.
27) By
international agreement, lesser tropical cyclones are given different names
based on the strength of their winds. When a cyclone's winds are between 61 and
119 kilometers (38-74 miles) per hour, it is called a __________.
28) Air masses
form in __________.
29) A low-pressure
center is called a(n) __________.
30) An instrument
that measures air pressure using a partially evacuated chamber is called a(n) __________ barometer.
31) When an active
cold front overtakes a warm front a(n) __________
front forms.
32) By
international agreement, lesser tropical cyclones are given different names
based on the strength of their winds. When a cyclone's strongest winds do not
exceed 61 kilometers (38 miles) per hour, it is called a __________.
33) The boundary
between air masses having different densities is called a __________.
34) At the center
of a hurricane is a relatively calm region called the __________.
35) The electrical
discharge of lightning rapidly heats the air, which in turn causes it to expand
explosively to produce __________.
36) When
conditions appear favorable for tornado formation a(n)
__________ is issued for areas covering about 65,000 square kilometers.
37) In the
38) A large body
of air that is characterized by a homogeneity of temperature and moisture at
any given level is a(n) __________.