Earth's Atmosphere
Water Cycle
Weather
Weather II
Climate
100
Layer of the atmosphere where most weather takes place is called this.
What is the troposphere
100
The process that turns liquid water into a gas is called this.
What is evaporation?
100
This major wind belt influences weather in N. America.
What are the westerlies?
100
This effect bends wind to the right in the N. Hemisphere
What is the coriolis effect?
100
Layer of earth that includes all living things
What is the biosphere?
200
When temperature increases with height we call it this
What is temperature inversion.
200
When the clouds cannot hold anymore moisture this happens.
What is precipitation?
200
This stream of wind controls many weather processes.
What is the jet stream?
200
Air masses interact in these zones
What are weather fronts?
200
This is what you expecet and weather it what you get
What is climate?
300
The atmosphere is made up of 78% of this gas and 21% of this gas
What nitrogen and oxygen?
300
When water travels along the ground or into another body of water we call it this.
What is runoff?
300
These are stable belts of high pressure that provide clear sunny weather.
What are subtropical highs?
300
Area with little direct ocean influence.
What is continental climate?
400
This heat is released or absorbed during a phase change of water.
What is latent heat
400
These trigger cloud formation
What are condesation nuclei or dust particles?
400
The direction air moves around a high pressure center.
What is outward and clockwise?
400
The level of pressure in your area when the sky is clear.
What is high pressure?
400
Climate with strong ocean influence.
What is maritime climate?
500
This effect traps heat on earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
500
The ocean, river, lakes, streams do this to water.
What is store it?
500
The direction air moves around a low pressure center.
What is inward and counter clockwise?
500
Warm air rises because it is less this.
What is dense?
500
A leeward produces an area that gets less of this.
What is rain?
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