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Ch 16 study guide
| 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 |
| caused by differences in air pressure | wind |
| layer of the atmosphere where we live | troposphere |
| temperature at which water vapor condenses | dew point |
| condensation of soild surfaces | dew |
| instrument used to measure wind directions | wind vane |
| layer of the atmosphere with ozone | stratosphere |
| local wind in the daytime | sea breeze |
| Cool global winds | polar easterlies |
| layer of the atmosphere with weather | troposphere |
| as you rise farther in the atmosphere, this is what happends to the air pressure | decreases |
| percent of oxygen in dry air | 21% |
| local wind at night | land breeze |
| layer of the atmosphere where meteoriods burn | mesosphere |
| local wind which moves from a body of water to land | sea breeze |
| this is a 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 |
| condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place | weather |
| layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis occurs | ionisphere |
| o3 | ozone |
| 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 |
| percent of nitrogen in dry air | 78% |
| process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere | greenhouse effect |
| coldest layer of the atmosphere | mesosphere |
| local wind which moves from the land to a body of water | land breeze |
| layer of the atmosphere which gets warmer with altitude | thermosphere |
| ozone absorbs this type of electromagnetic radiation` | ultraviolet |
| fluffy white clouds | cumulus |
| type of electromagnetic radiation slower and felt as heat | infrared |
| large fluffly cloud which often protudes thunderstaorms | cumulonimbus |
| energy source for winds on Earth | sun |
| layered clouds which often bring rain | stratus |
| clouds low to the surface on cool mornings | fog |
| compact barometer with no liquid | aneriod |
| clouds formed by pollution | smog |
| any form of water which falls to Earths surface | percipitation |
| winds that blow across the equator and near the poles | global winds |
| distance above sea level | altitude |
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