Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Chapter 11.1
Chapter 11.2
Chapter 11.3
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a gas formed by the addition of a third oxygen atom to an oxygen molecule (O2)
What is ozone
100
a measurement of how rapidly or slowly molecules move around
What is temperature
100
what is the atmosphere mostly composed of
What is nitrogen
100
what is one property that describes weather conditions
What is temperature, air pressure, wind speed, and the amount of moisture in the air
100
the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and earth's surface is called
What is water cycle
200
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
200
the transfer of energy that occurs because of a difference in temperature between substances
What is heat
200
what are the 5 layers in the atmosphere
What is troposhere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
200
what is one unit we measure temperature
What is fahrenheit, celsius, kelvin
200
this includes all forms of water, both liquid and solid, that fall from clouds
What is precipitation
300
the transfer of energy by the flow of a heated substance
What is convection
300
the transfer of energy that occurs when molecules collide
What is conduction
300
what are the gases found in the last layer of the atmosphere (exosphere)
What is helium and hydrogen
300
what is the increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer
What is temperature inversion
300
what are the wispy, stringy clouds called
What is cirrus
400
when cloud droplets collide, they join together to form a larger droplet in a process called
What is coalescence
400
the ability of an air mass to resist rising
What is stability
400
what are the three methods of transferring energy
What is radiation, convection, conduction
400
what is it called when the height of which condensation occurs
What is lifted condensation level
400
what are low clouds called that form below 2000 m
What is strato
500
small particles in the atmosphere around which cloud droplets can form
What is condensation nuclei
500
the method of cloud formaiton
What is orographic lifting
500
how far above earth does the exosphere begins
What is 500 km
500
the ratio of water vapor in a volume of air relative to how much water vapor that volume of air is capable of holding
What is relative humidity
500
what is the only cloud that extends vertically through the atmosphere that exists in the low, middle, and high cloud
What is cumulonimbus
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