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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weather | is the atmospheres conditions, along with short term changes, of a certain place at a certain time |
| air pressure | the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface below is air pressure |
| humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| relative humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air that is present |
| dew point | is the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant |
| precipitation | is water in a liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere |
| water cycle | when water moves along oceans, land and in the atmosphere |
| how many layers are in the atmosphere? | 5 |
| what makes water vapor? | the amount of moisture in the air |
| what is the closest atmospheric layer? | troposphere |
| what is the second layer from earth? | stratosphere |
| what makes up the atmosphere? | all of the layers on the atmosphere |
| when a sponge absorbs to much water, will it run out of the sponge? | yes |
| true or false the earth absorbs some of the suns rays? | true |
| is the mesosphere farthest away from earths surface? | false |
| weather is the atmospheric conditions along with short term changes of a certain place at a certain time | true |
| variable | a quantity that can change |
| temperature and rainfall are two variables | true |
| air pressure is the average amount of kinetic energy in the atmosphere? | false |
| humidity is the amount of water moisture in the air | true |
| dew point is the amount of rainfall we get each year | false |
| talking about the weather is one of the most common things to talk about? | true |
| the amount of water in a room is also humidity | false |
| when you breathe outside on a hot day you can see the water vapor coming out of your mouth | false |
| if you breathe outside on a cold day you can see the water vapor coming out of your mouth | true |
| this chapter is talking about weather | true |
| the amount of kinetic energy in the room can determine humidity | false |