Meteorology Lab Quiz1 Vocab

A body of air that extends hundreds or thousands of kilometers horizontally and have relatively uniform temperature and moisture characteristics

relatively strong winds concentrated in a narrow current of the atmosphere, normally referring to horizontal winds in the middle to upper troposphere

of or relating to mountains or hills

the shape & composition of the surface landscape, including both natural and man-made features

facing the direction from which the wind is blowing

the equinox when the sun reaches a point directly above the equator at solar noon on its northward journey over the northern hemisphere. start of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. 12 hours of daylight everywhere. Mar 20-21

equinox when the sun reaches a point directly above the equator at solar noon on its southward journey over the southern hemisphere. start of astronomical fall in northern hemisphere. 12 hours of daylight everywhere. Sept 22-23

solstice when the sun at solar noon is the highest in the sky and is directly over the tropic of cancer in the northern hemisphere. marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere. Jun 21

solstice when the sun at solar noon is lowest in the sky and is directly over the tropic of capricorn in the southern hemisphere. marks the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. Dec 21

the angle at which a ray of light (or radiation) strikes a surface. In meteorology, it is measured as the angle between an incoming ray of sunlight and a line perpendicular to the earth's surface at the point of incidence (i.e., where the ray strikes).

the radiation emitted by the sun