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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the atmosphere | A layer of gas surronding earth western also occurs in the atmosphere |
| Direct contact to feel heat | Conduction |
| Hot air rises cool air sinks.Heat through fluid | Convection |
| The travel of heat through waves | Radiation |
| How does the sun affect the temperature on Earth | The suns rays depending if they are direct contact slanted or not direct of slanted so the uneven heating of the Earth |
| What is weather.How is it different from climate | Weather is a day to day change in the atmosphere and climate it could take years to change the pattern of it. |
| why does weather happen | The sun rays distribute different amounts of energy causing a difference in temperature and air pressure so the uneven heating of earth. |
| what are the 2 ways to classify clouds | Their height in the atmosphere and their shape |
| how do hurricanes get classified | By their wind speed and the damage they could cause |
| What is a air mass | A pocket of air that all have the same characteristics |
| High Pressure is... Low pressure is... | Happy weather and clear skies Lousy weather rainy skies |
| what does anemeter do | measures the wind speed |
| what does a barometer do | sees what the air pressure is |
| what does a rain gauge do | it measures how much percipatation to expect |
| thermometer | to see how hot or cold it is outside |
| cold front | thunderstorms and a drop in temperture |
| warm front | light rain temp.stays the same |
| stationary front | lingering rain for days.It happens when a cold and warm front stay in the same place and come together |