Unit 4 Vocabulary
Authored by Mark Palmer
Life Skills
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a body of air that has about the same temperature and humidity throughout
air mass
air pressure
anemometer
atmospher
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a measure of the weight of the atmosphere on a given area of the surface of the Earth; barometric pressure
air mass
air pressure
anemometer
atmospher
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
an instrument used to measure wind speed
air mass
air pressure
anemometer
atmospher
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
an envelope of mixed gases are held to the Earth by gravity; the most dense gases are near the surface of the Earth
air mass
air pressure
anemometer
atmosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
when temperature differences cause liquids and gases (fluids) to expand and move; the less dense areas continually rise, and the more dense areas continually sink creating a cyclical current
Convection current
Coriolis effect
Humidity
Jet stream
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the effect of the Earth’s rotation on the path of air and water; causes the path to curve
Convection current
Coriolis effect
Humidity
Jet stream
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
amount of water vapor present in the air; relative humidity
Convection current
Coriolis effect
Humidity
Jet stream
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