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Quiz 11

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WHAT IS ATMOSHPERE? the blanket of air/gases that surrounds earth
WHAT IS METEOROLOGY? the study of weather
WHAT IS WEATHER? the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place, at a certain time
WHAT IS COMPRESSED AIR? air that is forced into a smaller space
WHAT IS FORCAST? a prediction of the umcoming/future weather
WHAT IS CLIMATE? the average weather condition in a certain region over a long period of time
WHAT IS PERMANENT GASES? the % of gases stay the same all over the earth all the time
WHAT IS VARIABLE GASES? the % of doesn't stay the same all over the earth all the time
WHAT ARE THE 5 LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE? 1.trophesphere 2.stratosphere 3.mesosphere 4.ionosphere 5.exosphere
WHAT IS IN THE TROPHOSPHERE? most of weather pollen, dust, colouds, pollution
WHAT IS IN THE STRATOSPHERE? ozone layer jet stream
WHAT IS IN THE MESOSPHERE? noctolucent clouds
WHAT IS IN THE IONOSPHERE? northern lights space shuttles
WHAT IS IN THE EXOSPHERE? the transition to space
WHAT ARE THE 2 MAIN GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE? WHAT ARE THEIR PERCENTS? nitrogen(78%) oxygen(21%)
WHAT AR?E THE 2 MAIN FACTORS THAT DETERMINE CLIMATE? average precipitation average temp.
WHAT ARE THE 2 MAIN PERMANENT GASES? nitrogen oxygen
WHAT ARE THE 4 MAIN VARIABLE GASES? methane wator vapor carbon dioxide ozone
WHAT ARE THE 6 MAIN FACTORS THAT DESCRIBE WEATHER? air temp. humidity air pressure wind precipitation clouds
AIR TEMP how much heat the gas molecules in the atmosphere get INSTRUMENT:thermometer MEASURE:degrees F and C
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AIR TEMP. AND AIR PRESSURE the warmer the air temp, the lower the aie pressure...because the air molecules move faster and are farther apart
HUMIDITY how much water vapor is in the air INSTRUMENT:hygrometer MEASURE:%
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMIDITY AND AIR TEMP the warmer the air temp, the more water vapor the air CAN hold
AIR PRESSURE the weight of the air pressing down on the earth INSTUMENT:barometer MEASURE:millibars
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AIR PRESSURE AND DISTANCE FROM SEA LEVEL the higher you are from sea, the lower the air pressure
WIND the movement of sir from high pressure areas to low pressure areas INSTRUMENT:wind vane(d)/anemometer(s) MEASURE:N,S,E,W(d)/Miles Per Hour or Kilometers Per Hour(s)
PRECIPITATION liquid or solid water falling from the atmosphere to the earth's surface INSTRUMENT:rain gauge MEASURE:inches or centimeters
CLOUDS a collection of water vapor that has condensed in the atmosphere NO INSTRUMENT, NO MEASURE
WHY IS THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROCKIES MORE HUMID THAN THE EASTERN SIDE? the prevailing winds blow from west to east, so as the winds blow towards the mnts, they go up the side of the mnts, get colder, rain, snow, sleet, or hail, and when they come back down the mnts, they have less humidity in them so it is less humid here
WHY IS CLIMATE DIFFERENT THAN WEATHER? CLIMATE:average weather, anverage place, average time WEATHER:specific weather, specific place, specific time
WHICH DIRECTION DO THE PREVAILING WINDS BLOW? WEST to EAST
Created by: bruecknergm
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