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LG Weather Factors

Chapter 15/16 Weather Factors

QuestionAnswer
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/Hygrometer
Process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere Greenhouse Effect
Coldest layer of the atmosphere Mesosphere
National Weather Service measures air pressure in what units Millibars/inches
The main layers of the atmosphere are classified according to their changes in 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 that gets warmer with altitude Stratosphere
Ozone absorbs this type of electromagnetic radiation Ultraviolent Radiation
Fluffy White Clouds Cumulus
Type of electromagnetic radiation that is slower and felt as heat Infrared Radiation
Large fluffy cloud which often produces thunderstorms Cumulonimbus
Frozen Precipitation which is light and fluffy Snow
Energy source for winds on Earth The Sun
Happens to dry air when it is heated
Layered clouds that often bring rain Stratus
Clouds low to the surface on cool mornings Fog
Frozen rain is also called this Sleet/Hail
Compact Barometer with no liquid Aneroid Barometer
Water Vapor is water in this state of matter Gaseous
The density of air will increase the altitude does this
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