The Atmosphere
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Air that moves side to side, on the same level, is called what?
Wind
What is climate?
The seasonal pattern of weather that happens year after year.
What is the name for water in the gas state?
Water vapor
Air that moves up and down is called what?
Air currents
In what layer of the atmosphere does Earth's weather take place?
Troposphere
The type of precipitation depends on the ________________.
temperature
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During evaporation, __________ water changes to a ___________.
Liquid; gas
What process happens to change a solid to a liquid?
Melting
Which two gases make up most of the atmosphere?
Oxygen and Nitrogen (order doesn't matter)
What three things are needed to make weather?
Air, water, heat (order does not matter)
What type of climate does Colorado have and how do you know?
Temperate because it has four seasons (must have both parts to get points)
What are the two minor steps of the water cycle that help it work? (Hint: there are 5 major and 2 minor)
Run off and Ground water
What is the word that tells how much moisture is in the air?
Humidity
Which layer of the atmosphere is the thinnest?
Troposphere
List the four types of precipitation
Rain, hail, sleet, snow
List the five types of climate discussed in class.
Temperate, Cool, Polar, Dry, Tropical (order doesn't matter)
During condensation, water changes from ____________ to ____________.
gas ; liquid
What is the word for water that move along the surface of the Earth?
Run off
List the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere (order must be exact)
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather can change quickly and climate does not change (or takes a very, very long time to change)
Explain how mountains affect climate?
As clouds are forced up the mountain on one side, they gather more and more water as the cloud moves up the mountain. When they get too heavy, rain falls from the cloud on one side of the mountain. By the time the cloud passes over the mountain, it doesn't have any (or as much) rain, and the other side of the mountain is left dry.
List all 5 of the major steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Accumulation, Transpiration (order does not matter)
What is the word that describes how hot or cold something is?
Temperature