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Atmosphere
The atmosphere of Earth is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why does the temperature sinks with altitude? | Because of the adiabatic cooling of a lesser pressure aloft. |
| What do we call the top of the troposphere where all weather happens? | The tropopause |
| What is called an inversion? | When the air is warmer alot than on the surface. |
| What is called a convection? | When the air rises, either because warmer or because of the terrain. |
| What is a polar front? | The separation between polar cold air and temperature mild air. |
| What are the Westerlies? | Prevailing west wind on the south side of the the polar front in the northern hemisphere |
| What is an occlusion front? | A cold front, being steeper, moves faster than a warm one and when they merge, they form |
| What are the jet streams? | Those are strong winds on the top of the troposphere that are caused by the sharp altitude change in the tropopause and the Coriolis force. |
| What is a cumulonimbus? | A large cumulus cloud formed from a strong convection of humid air. It causes rain and, sometimes, thunderstorms. |
| How deep is the troposphere? | 10 km at the poles, to about 17 km at the equator |
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