The process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.
What is transpiration.
100
satellites orbit here
What is exosphere
100
develops horizontally and can be fog
What is a stratus cloud
100
spiraling, low pressure over an ocean
What is hurricane
100
bands of high-speed winds about 10km above Earth's surface
What is jet stream
200
necessary for evaporation to occur
What is heat (energy)
200
auroras can be seen here
What is the thermoshpere
200
high-level, wispy, composed of ice crystals
What is a cirrus cloud
200
occurs when current flows between regions of opposite electrical charge
What is lightning
200
huge body of air the has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
What is air mass
300
the process by which water vapor in the air changes to liquid
What is condensation
300
weather happens here
What is troposphere
300
after condensation, dust and/or smoke combine with water
What is cloud formation
300
formed by rapid upward movement of warm, moist air
What is a thunderstorm
300
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is weather
400
water released from clouds
What is precipitation
400
thick, slows down meteors
What is the mesosphere
400
develop vertically, flat base, thunderstorms
What is cumulus cloud
400
spiraling narrow path over land
What is a tornado
400
boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix
What is front
500
water that has not soaked into the ground and is flowing above ground
What is run off
500
ionosphere located here
What is thermosphere
500
determines the type of precipitation that lands on the ground
What is air temperature
500
includes hail, strong winds, heavy rains, or tornadoes
What is a severe thunderstorm
500
the average year after year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area