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1Jan 58:17 AM
Define atmosphere
The envelope of gasses that surrounds the earth
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What is ozone
An oxygen molecule with 3 oxygen atoms
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What phase of matter is water vapor, is it steam?
Water vapor is a gas. It is NOT steam
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What percent of the atmosphere is oxygen?
21%
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What is the instrument used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
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How is an aneroid barometer different that a mercury barometer?
An aneroid barometer does not contain a liquid, a mercury barometer does
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What tool measures wind direction?
Wind vane
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What happens to air pressure as you move up through the atmosphere
Air pressure decreases
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How are the main layers of the atmosphere classified?
According to changes in temperature
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Which layer of the atmosphere has all weather?
Troposphere
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What does the atmosphere contain that protects us from ultraviolet radiation?
Ozone
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List the layers of the atmosphere from earth to space
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesospherethermosphere
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What is the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale?
0 degrees
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What is heat transfer through direct contact?
Conduction
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What causes winds?
Differences in air pressure
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What is heat transfer within a fluid called?
Convection
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What tool measures wind speed?
Anemometer
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Earth's rotation makes the winds curve. What is this curvature of the wind called?
Coriolis effect
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What tool measures humidity?
Psychrometer
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Will moisture form more quickly on a glass of hot water or cold water?
Cold
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What type of clouds produce thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
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What is the name of high, feathery clouds?
Cirrus
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Layer clouds that cover most of the sky are called?
Stratus
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Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
Precipitation
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What is the process that allows liquid water to change to water vapor?
Evaporation
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Which type of precipitation is liquid in the cloud and freezes in the air?
Sleet
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What type of front occurs when a rapidly moving cold front moves into a slowly moving warm air mass?
Occluded front
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When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet but do not move what front occurs?
Stationary front
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Define lightning
A sudden spark or discharge of energy in the atmosphere
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Define tornado
A rapidly whirling funnel shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface usually leaving a destructive path.
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Where is the best place to seek shelter during a tornado?
The basement
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What are scientists called that study weather and weather patterns?
Meteorologists
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The temperature zone you live in depends on what factor?
Latitude
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A = mP (maritime polar)B = cP (continental polar)C = mP (maritime polar)D = mT (maritime tropical)E = cT (continental tropical)F = mT (maritime tropical)
Y = place most likely for a tornado to occur
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This symbol indicated which type of front?
Cold
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Warm
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This symbol indicates which type of front?
Occluded
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This symbol indicates which type of front?
stationary
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What type of weather usually accompanies a warm front
Stratus clouds that bring steady, light rain followed by warming temperatures
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A sea breeze blows from sea to land
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What substance heats and cools the quickest, land or water?
Land
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What is the difference between a wet bulb and a dry bulb thermometer?
The wet bulb thermometer is a thermometer that has wet gauze wrapped around the tip if it. A dry bulb thermometer is just a regular thermometer
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