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Weather Chap 1 Voc
Weather Chapter 1 Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Invisible, odorless, and tasteless mixture of gases that surrounds Earth. | Air |
| Water that is in the form of a gas. | Water Vapor |
| The gas that makes up the largest part of air. | Nitrogen |
| The condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time. | Weather |
| The gas that makes up about 21% of air. | Oxygen |
| The blanket of air that surrounds Earth. | Atmosphere |
| The lowest layer of air surrounding Earth. | Troposphere |
| this gas is found in small amounts in the air. | Carbon Dioxide |
| The average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time. | Climate |
| The process by which the atmosphere traps heat. | Greenhouse Effect |
| Comes about because of unequal heating of the air. | Land and Sea Breezes |
| The layer of air farthest from Earth's surface. | Thermosphere |
| When air is heated it does this. | Rises |
| Weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere. | Troposphere |
| Land loses heat (faster or slower) than water does. | Faster |
| The movement of air. | Wind |