FRONTS
ATMOSPHERE
WATER CYCLE
HUMIDITY
THIS & THAT
100
A BOUNDARY WHERE 2 DIFFERENT AIR MASSES MEET
What is a FRONT?
100
Weather happens in this layer of the atmosphere
What is the TROPOSPHERE?
100
This provides moisture for precipitation, which is essential to life.
What is the WATER CYCLE
100
If air temperature rises, THIS happens to the humidity?
What is IT INCREASES
100
Water vapor released into the atmosphere by a plants leaves is called this
What is TRANSPIRATION?
200
Differences in these decide how severe the weather will be
WHAT ARE AIR MASSES? (DIFFERENCES IN THEIR TEMPERATURE, AIR PRESSURE, AND MOISTURE LEVEL)
200
This is what the ozone layer does for us
What is ABSORB UV RADIATION COMING FROM THE SUN
200
These form when water vapor condenses as it rises higher in the atmosphere
What are CLOUDS
200
The faster warm air molecules move, the ______ likely they are to condense.
What is LESS
200
Water evaporates faster in the sun because of this
What is THE WATER MOLECULES ARE HEATED UP, MOVE FASTER, AND ESCAPE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
300
Cold air replaces the warm air in this type of front
What is a COLD FRONT?
300
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
What is THE MESOSPHERE?
300
Plants can't use ground water because of this
What is ITS TOO FAR BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
300
This type of air holds more moisture
What is WARMER
300
Air circulating around the earth doesn't move in a straight path because of this
What is THE COREOLIS EFFECT
400
A cool front moves at this speed
What is QUICKLY
400
The atmosphere is made mainly of these two elements?
What is OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
400
As the air temperature decreases, this happens to water vapor
What is IT CONDENSES
400
Relative Humidity is calculated by dividing the ACTUAL amount of water vapor in the air by this
What is TOTAL amount of water vapor that the air COULD hold
400
3 types of precipitation
What is RAIN, SNOW, HAIL
500
After a front PASSES THROUGH an area, this kind of weather results
What is DRY AND SUNNY? (WITH EITHER WARMER AIR OR COOLER AIR- DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR MASS THAT IS THERE)
500
In this process, gases in the atmosphere (water vapor & CO2) absorb thermal energy and radiate it back to earth.
What is THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
500
As water INFILTRATES through soil and rock layers, it helps to do this to the water
What is CLEANS IT
500
You feel 'sweatier' when the air is humid because of this
What is SWEAT CAN'T EVAPORATE INTO THE AIR BECAUSE WARMER AIR IS ALREADY HOLDING LOTS OF WATER MOLECULES
500
This type of FRONT moves very little and can stay in an area for days
What is A STATIONARY FRONT
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