study guide - science - weather
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| What factors affect air pressure? | 1) Altitude 2) Density 3) Temperature
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| What is a sea breeze? | During the day in the land warms up and faster than the sea. Because cool air is denser then cooler air over the sea moves over the land.
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| What is land breeze? | At night, the land loses heat faster than the sea dose, so the cooler, denser air over the land moves back towards the sea.
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| What is one layer of atmosphere that starts with T? | Troposphere: maintain 90% of atmospheric gases. Almost weather happened atmosphere.
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| What is one layer of atmosphere that starts with S? | Stratosphere: It contains ozone.
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| What is one layer of atmosphere that starts with O? | Ozone: it protects earth (and us) from the suns harmful rays.
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| What is one type of cloud that starts with C? | Cumulus clouds are puffy. They indicate far weather but can develop
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| What is one type of cloud that starts with S? | Stratus Clouds form low in the atmosphere. They usually cover the sky. Heavy precipitation does not usually fall from these clouds
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| Identify two major ocean current | Peruvian and Antarctic
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| How do major ocean currents affect whether in certain areas? | Peruvian is it warm and telling to heads down to the south west.
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| Atmosphere | A blanket of air
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| Air pressure | The weight of the the air in the atmosphere in one unit area greatest to the sea
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| Convection currents | The upward and downward movement of air in the atmosphere
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| Local wind | When that results from local changes in temperature
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| Prevailing wind | a global wind that blows constantly from the same direction
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| Current | A stream flows like a river
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| Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air
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| Meteorology | The study of weather
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| Barometer | an instrument for measuring or pressure
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| Anemometer | instrument for measuring wind speed
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| Hygrometer | instrument for measuring humidity
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| Front | A place where two air masses meet
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