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ch 16 test reveiw
the atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is used to measure the condensed water vapor that falls to the Earth | rain gauge |
| Thin, high, feathery clouds made of ice crystals | cirrus clouds |
| This is the difference in an aneroid barometer and a mercury barometer | Mercury barometers use liquids, aneroids do not |
| Caused by differences in air pressure (density) | wind |
| layer of the atmospere in which we live | troposphere |
| Tempereature at which water vapor condenses | dew point |