VOCABULARY
ATMOSPHERE/AIR PRESSURE
HUMIDITY, CLOUDS, & PRECIPITATION
100
the blanket of air that surrounds a planet
What is the atmosphere?
100
the layer of Earth's atmosphere where all weather takes place
What is the troposphere?
100
raindrops that freeze when they hit a freezing surface
What is freezing rain?
200
the measure of force with which air particles push on matter
What is air pressure?
200
a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation and protects us from burning up as badly as we could
What is the ozone layer?
200
precipitation that falls from clouds through below-freezing temperatures
What is snow?
300
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
the layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer and is just above the trophosphere
What is the stratosphere?
300
clouds that are white, "puffy" or "cotton-like" in appearance, and can join with other ones
What are cumulus clouds?
400
the amount of water vapor the air actually contains compared with the amount it could contain at that temperature
What is relative humidity?
400
the gas that makes up MOST of Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
400
thin, feathery clouds that form high in the atmosphere
What are cirrus clouds?
500
The name of fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets including Earth?
What is a jet stream?
500
it usually moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
What is the wind?
500
dark, heavy clouds that can result in a thunderstorm
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
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