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Question | Answer |
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a barometer measures... | air pressure |
A wind vane measures... | wind direction in which the wind is coming FROM |
Poles are colder than the equator because... | They get less direct sunlight |
__% of solar radiation is reflected by clouds and atmosphere (gases) | 25 |
Most solar radiation is ________ | absorbed |
Warmest layer of the stmosphere? | thermosphere |
Hurricanes form over ________ ______. | tropical oceans |
Water cycle? | evaporation, condensation, precipitation |
Untraviolet radiation can... | Cause cancer |
Cold air moves under warm air | Cold front |
Warm air moves above cool air | Warm front |
Sling psychrometer measures... | relative humidity |
Energy for water cycle | Solar energy |
Constant movement of water back and forth between the atmosphere and Earth | Water cycle |
Forms of precipitation: | rain hail sleet snow |
The ozone layer is in the ____________ and protects us from ___________ _________ | stratosphere ultraviolet radiation |