Layers of the Atmosphere
The layer that we live in
Troposphere
Describes the _______ movement of water
Continuous/Constant
The amount of the sky obscured by clouds
cloud cover
Time frame that climate is measured in
Years to decades
Keeps the Earth warm enough for us to live
Ozone
Layer that has the ozone layer
Stratosphere
Water seeps into the soil
Groundwater
Weight of the atmosphere pressing down on earth
Air pressure
Based on interconnected systems
Global climate
Cows poopin
Methane
Layer that has northern lights
Thermosphere
Changes liquid water into a gas
Evaporation
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
Includes tropical, temperate, polar, and desert
Climate Zones
Traps heat by absorbing infrared radiation
Water vapor
Layer where meteors burn up
Mesosphere
Primary way water is delivered to the earth
precipitation
Affected by Earth's rotation
Average increase in earth's temperature
global warming
Stored in the form of fossil fuels
CO2
Layer that lets us live safely
Stratosphere
plants are sweating
transpiration
Absolute humidity
An influencing factor on climate
latitude, elevation, wind patterns, ocean currents, land features
Word form of CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon