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weather-science
weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nitrogen | makes up 78% of our atmosphere |
| oxygen | makes up 21% of our atmosphere |
| greenhouse effect | makes up 1% of our atmosphere |
| common greenhouse gasses | water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane |
| causes of greenhouse gasses | cars and trucks landfills animal respiration volcanoes livestock farts deforestation forest fires ocean water evaporation*** |
| atmosphere | layer of gasses that surrounds the earth |
| troposphere | lowest level- all weather takes place |
| stratosphere | third level-contains o-zone which absorbs harmful ultra-violet rays from the sun |
| mesosphere | 2nd level-most meteors that enter the atmosphere burn up here |
| thermosphere | highest level- here, the atmosphere meets with outer space |
| density | amount of mass in the amount of volume |
| evaporation | when liquid water changes to a gas when heated by the sun |
| transpiration | when water is evaporated through plants |
| condensation | when water as a gas changes back to a liquid |
| precipitation | when liquid water falls back down to the earth |
| air pressure | |
| barometer | |
| wind | |
| anemometer | |
| humidity | |
| saturation | |
| relative humidity | |
| dew point | |
| cirrus cloud | |
| cumulus cloud | |
| stratus cloud | |
| nimbo/nimbus |