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mylee chapterD1
Question | Answer |
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The layer of air that surrounds Earth is the ? | atmosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere is divided into 4 layers. The layer closest to Earth is the ? | troposphere |
The layer above the troposphere is the ? | Stratosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the ozone is the? | stratosphere |
The warming of the Earth caused by the atmosphere trapping thermal energy from the sun is called the ? | green house effect |
A huge body of air is a (n) ? | air mass |
The border where 2 air masses meet is called a ? | front |
Wispy high-altitude ice crystal clouds are ? | cirrus clous |
Puffy cotton-ball clouds are / | cumulus |
Dark, gray-white train clouds are ? | cumulonimbus |
Dark gray clouds that bring rain and snow are ? | stratus |
The instrument used to measure air pressure is a ? | barometer |
The amount of water vapor in the air is the ? | humidity |
A tool to measure moisture in the air is the? | hygrometer |