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Ch 16 study guide
Question | Answer |
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this is used to measure the condensed water vapor that falls to the earth | rain gauge |
thin, high, feathery clouds made of ice crystals | cirrus |
caused by differences in air pressure | wind |
layer of the atmosphere where we live | troposphere |
temperature at which water vapor condenses | dew point |
condensation of soild surfaces | dew |
instrument used to measure wind directions | wind vane |
layer of the atmosphere with ozone | stratosphere |
local wind in the daytime | sea breeze |
Cool global winds | polar easterlies |
layer of the atmosphere with weather | troposphere |
as you rise farther in the atmosphere, this is what happends to the air pressure | decreases |
percent of oxygen in dry air | 21% |
local wind at night | land breeze |
layer of the atmosphere where meteoriods burn | mesosphere |
local wind which moves from a body of water to land | sea breeze |
this is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth | atmosphere |
since air has mass, the air in the atmosphere has this | density |
layer of the atmosphere containing satellites | exosphere |
instrument used to measure wind speed | anemometer |
condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place | weather |
layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis occurs | ionisphere |
o3 | ozone |
used to measure air pressure | barometer |
this kind of wind blows over short distances | local winds |
layer of the atmosphere where weather balloons fly | stratosphere |
percent of nitrogen in dry air | 78% |
process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere | greenhouse effect |
coldest layer of the atmosphere | mesosphere |
local wind which moves from the land to a body of water | land breeze |
layer of the atmosphere which gets warmer with altitude | thermosphere |
ozone absorbs this type of electromagnetic radiation` | ultraviolet |
fluffy white clouds | cumulus |
type of electromagnetic radiation slower and felt as heat | infrared |
large fluffly cloud which often protudes thunderstaorms | cumulonimbus |
energy source for winds on Earth | sun |
layered clouds which often bring rain | stratus |
clouds low to the surface on cool mornings | fog |
compact barometer with no liquid | aneriod |
clouds formed by pollution | smog |
any form of water which falls to Earths surface | percipitation |
winds that blow across the equator and near the poles | global winds |
distance above sea level | altitude |