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15 and 16 review
atmosphere and wind review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is used to measure the condensed water vapor that falls to the Earth. | Rain Gauge |
| Thin,high,feathery clouds of ice crystals. | Cirrus |
| This is the difference in an aneroid barometer and a mercury barometer. | Mercury is liquid and Aneroid is not liquid. |
| Caused by differences in air pressure (density). | wind |
| Layer of the atmosphere where we live. | Troposphere |
| Temperature at which water vapor condenses. | Dew Point |
| Condensation on solid surfaces. | Dew |
| These make up the Earth's major wind belts. | Global Winds |
| Instrument used to measure wind directions. | Wind/Weather Vane |
| Layer of the atmosphere with ozone. | Stratosphere |
| Local wind in the daytime. | Sea Breeze |
| These are the three major types of clouds. | Stratus,Cumulus,Cirrus |
| Cool global winds. | Polar Easterlies |
| The Earth's atmosphere provides all of this needed so it is very important to living things. | Gases |
| Layer of the atmosphere with weather. | Troposphere |
| Cool air masses tend to be more or less dense. | More |
| As you rise farther in the Atmosphere,this is what happens to the air pressure. | Decreases |
| Percent of Oxygen in Dry Air. | 21% |
| Local wind at night. | Land Breeze |
| Layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn. | Mesosphere |
| A column of mercury will do this as air pressure increase | Rises |
| Local Wind which moves from a body of water to land. | Sea Breeze |
| This is the thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. | Atmosphere |
| Since air has mass, the air in the atmosphere has this. | Density |
| Layer of the atmosphere containing satellites | Exosphere |
| Instrument used to measure wind speed. | Anemometer |
| Global areas of calm. | Doldrums and Horse-Latitude |
| Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. | Weather |
| Getting out of breath while climbing a mountain is caused by this. | Air particles are spread out causing (thin air). |
| Layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis occurs. | Ionosphere (in Thermosphere) |
| If the mass is less in volume of air then this is also less. | Density |
| This is a form of Oxygen with three oxygen atoms in each molecule. | Ozone |
| These instruments are used to measure air pressure. | Barometer |
| This kind of wind blows over short distances. | Local Winds |
| Layer of the atmosphere where weather balloons fly. | Stratosphere |
| Located at 10 kilometers above Earth's surface these winds can reach up to 200-400 km per hour. | Jet Streams |
| Winds just above the 30 degrees latitude. | Prevailing Westerlies |
| Percent of Nitrogen in Dry Air. | 78% |
| Instrument used to measure relative humidity.(wet-bulb/dry-bulb) | Psychrometer |
| Process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere. | greenhouse effect |
| Coldest layer in the atmosphere. | Mesosphere |
| National Weather Services measure air pressure in these units. | Millibars |
| The main layers of the atmosphere are classified according to their changes in this. | Temperature |
| This acting on the roof of your house comes from air above and below the roof. | Air Pressure |
| Local wind which moves from the land to a body of water. | Land Breeze |
| Layer of the atmosphere which gets warmer with altitude. | Stratosphere |
| Ozone absorbs this type of electromagnetic radiation. | Ultraviolet |
| Fluffy white clouds | Cumulus |
| Type of electromagnetic radiation slower and felt as heat. | Infrared |
| Large fluffy clouds that often produce thunderstorms. | Cumulonimbus |
| Frozen precipitation which is light and fluffy | Snow |
| Energy source for winds on Earth. | Sun |
| Happens to dry air when heated. | Rises |
| Layered cloud which often brings rain. | Stratus |
| Clouds low to the surface on cool mornings. | Fog |
| Frozen rain is also called this. | Sleet |
| Compact barometer with no liquid. | Aneroid |
| Water Vapor is water in this state of matter. | Gas |
| The density of air will increase the altitude does this. | Decrease |
| Clouds formed by pollution. | Smog |
| Follows a disturbance in the clouds. | Thunderstorm |
| Winds are caused by differences in this. | Temperature,Density,or Pressure |
| Form when water vapor condenses on solid particles. | Clouds |
| Any form of water which falls to Earth's surface. | Precipitation |
| Winds above and below the equator. | Trade Winds |
| O3 | Ozone |
| Pressure does this as altitude increases. | Decreases |
| Winds that blow between the equator and poles. | Trade Winds |
| As an air mass rises up a mountainside the temperature does this. | Decreases |
| Distance above sea level. | Altitude |
| A clothes dryer is an example of what method of heat transfer. | Convection |
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