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Atmosphere and Winds

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winds just above the 30 degrees latitude   prevailing westerlies  
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National Weather Service measures air pressure in these units   millibars  
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ozone absorbs this type of electromagnetic radiation   ultraviolet radiation  
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energy source for winds on Earth   the sun  
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compact barometer with no liquid   aneroid barometer  
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winds are caused by differences in this   temperature  
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pressure does this as the altitude increases   decreases  
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percent of Nitrogen in dry air   78%  
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the main layers of the atmosphere are classified according to their changes in this   temperature  
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fluffy white clouds   cumulus  
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happens to dry air when it is heated   rises  
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water vapor is water in this state of matter   gaseous  
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form when water vapor condenses on solid particles   clouds  
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winds that blow between the equator and the poles   global winds  
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instrument used to measure relative humidity   psychrometer  
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this acting on the roof of your house comes from air above and below the roof   pressure  
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type of electromagnetic radiation that is slower and can be felt as heat   infrared radiation  
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layered clouds which often bring rain   stratus  
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the density of air will increase, while the altitude does this   decreases  
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any form of water which falls to Earth's surface   precipitation  
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as an air mass rises up a mountainside the temperature does this   decreases  
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process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere   greenhouse effect  
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local winds which moves from the land to a body of water   land breeze  
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large fluffy cloud which often produces thunderstorms   cumulonimbus  
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clouds low to the surface on cool morinings   fog  
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clouds formed by pollution   smog  
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winds above and below the equator   trade winds  
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distance above sea level   altitude  
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coldest layer of the atmosphere   mesosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere which gets warmer with altitude   stratosphere  
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frozen precipitation which is light and fluffy   snow  
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frozen rain is also called this   sleet  
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follows a disturbance in the clouds   thunder/thunderstorm  
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O3   ozone  
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a clothes dryer is an example of what method of heat transfer   convection  
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this is used to measure the condensed water vaor that falls to Earth   rain gauge  
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temperature in which water vapor condenses   dew point  
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local wind in the day time   sea breeze  
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cool air masses tend to be more or less dense   more dense  
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a column of mercury will do this as air pressure increases   rise  
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instrument used to measure wind speed   anemometer  
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if the mass is less in a volume of air then this is also less   density  
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thin, high, feathery clouds made of ice crystals   cirrus  
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condensation on solid surfaces   dew  
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these are the three major types of clouds   cumulus, stratus, cirrus  
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as your rise farther in the atmosphere, this is what happens to the air pressure   decreases  
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local wind which moves from a body of water to land   sea breeze  
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global areas of calm   doldrums and horse latitudes  
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this is a form of oxygen with three oxygen atoms in each molecule   ozone  
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this is the difference in an aneroid barometer and a mercury barometer   mercury has liquid and aneroid is more portable  
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these make up the Earth's major wind belts   global winds  
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cool global winds   polar easterlies  
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percent of oxygen in dry air   21%  
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this is the thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth   atmosphere  
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condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place   weather  
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this instrument is used to measure air pressure   barometer  
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caused by differences in air pressure(density)   winds  
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instrument used to measure wind directions   weather vane/ wind vane  
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the Earth's atmosphere provides all of this needed so it is very important to living things   gases  
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local wind at night   land breeze  
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since air has mass, the air in the atmosphere has this   density  
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getting out of breath when climbing a mountain is caused by this   the air spreading out and getting thinner/ less oxygen per cubic meter  
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this kind of winds blow over short distances   local winds  
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layer of the atmosphere where we live   troposphere  
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layer of the atmosphere with ozone   stratosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere with weather   troposphere  
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layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn up   mesosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere containing satellites   exosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis occurs   ionosphere/thermosphere  
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layer of the atmosphere where weather balloons fly   stratosphere  
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