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Mrs. Steger Weather

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The State of the Atmosphere at a given time and place   Weather  
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Temperature, moisture, wind, air pressure   Weather  
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The layer of gases surrounding earth composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen   Atmosphere  
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Lowest layer of the atmosphere. Weather occurs in this layer   Troposphere  
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Second layer of the atmosphere ~ Jets fly through ozone found here   Stratosphere  
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Middle layer of the atmosphere. Meteors burn up here.   Mesosphere  
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Upper layer of the atmosphere. Northern Lights. Space Shuttle   Thermosphere  
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Layer of the atmosphere that merges with space   Exosphere  
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Air pollution can be   Global, Regional, & Local  
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Layer of atmosphere; gas made of three oxygen atoms (03); absorbs 99% of sun's harmful UVB rays   Ozone layer  
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Don't sunbathe; the sun is radiation tanning also increases your risk. Avoid the sun especially between 10 am & 4 pm.   Ways to avoid skin cancer  
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Seek shade; wear a shirt (thicker & darker); wear sunglasses; be especially weary fair skinned people.   Ways to avoid skin cancer  
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The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere   Air pressure  
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As elevation increases, air pressure   decreases  
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An instrument that measures air pressure.   Barometer  
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Warm air rises, cool air   sinks  
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Travels from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure   Wind  
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Form where cold air moves towards warm air. Creates rain storms   Cold Front  
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Form where warm air moves toward cold air.   Warm Front  
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When cold & warm cannot overtake each other (tie)   Stationery Front  
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Polar Easterlies; Prevailing Westerlies; Horse Latitudes; Trade Winds, Doldrums, Trade Winds, Horse Latitude, Prevailing Westerlies; polar Easterlies.   Global Winds  
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Cause by the rotating of the earth. A rotating body deflects   Coriolis Force  
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Any of the high speed, high altitude, air current that circle the earth in a westerly direction   Jet Stream  
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The cooling effect of wind and temperature combined. The higher the wind, the cooler it gets.   Wind Chill  
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The reflectiveness of a surface. Black observes all colors while white reflects all colors.   Albedo  
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A measure of the average kinetic energy (motion) of individual molecules and matter. 100 degree Celsius equals water boils 0 degrees celsius equals water freezers.   Temperature.  
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A devise that measures the heat from expanding and contracting liquids or coils.   Thermometer  
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What are the seasons are caused by the   Tilt of the earth axis 23.5 degrees  
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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth.   The Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)  
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Substance changes from a liquid state to a gas state (requires energy.)   Evaporation  
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Water vapor (gas) turns back to a liquid. (energy required/cold) ~ cloud formation   Condensation  
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Water that is so heavy that it falls as liquid/solid.   Precipitation.  
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Moisture condensed from atmosphere, esp at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.   Dew  
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A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at different altitudes.   Cloud  
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High altitude wispy clouds made of ice crystals.   Cirrus  
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White puffy clouds   Cumulus  
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Low lying layered clouds. Usually and grey and dull.   Stratus  
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Very tall dense, heavy, dark massive thunderstorms, hard showers, explosive top, great vertical development.   Cumulonimbus  
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The study of atmosphere that focuses on weather process and forecasting.   Meteorology  
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Thermometer; Anemometer; barometer; Rain gauge; satellites.   Weather tools.  
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Measures temperature   Thermometer  
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Identifies wind direction   Wind Vane  
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Measures air pressure   Barmometer  
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Measures rainfall   Rain gauge  
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Satellites   Provide a larger view of weather  
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A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperatures   Isotherm  
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The gradual warming of the earth caused by the green house effect. Man made emissions of green house gases.   Climate Change  
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A large, distinctive complex of plant communities, created and maintained by climate.   Biome  
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This biome is very wet with warm temperatures. This biome has the most plants and animals.   Tropical Rainforest.  
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