atmosphere
winds
heat energy
storms
what's left over
100
This is the only substance that exists as a solid, liquid and a gas in Earth's atmosphere
What is water
100
The windless zones near the equator
What is doldrums
100
The transfer of energy that occurs by the propagation of electromagnetic waves (like from the sun)
What is radiation
100
A violent weather event such as hurricane, thunder storm or blizzard
What is a storm
100
The layer of the atmosphere that it nearest to Earth's surface
What is troposphere
200
The most common gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen
200
This surface wind is responsible for most of the weather movement across the United States
What is the jet stream
200
The transfer of energy through contact
What is conduction
200
Type of vehicle that is flown into storms and is operated by remote control
What is UAV
200
What is normally found in the upper layer of the atmosphere
What is the ozone layer
300
The air above this area is heated more than at any other place on Earth
What is the Equator
300
the type of wind that is a movement of air toward water
What is land breeze
300
This is the transfer of heat by the flow of a heated material
What is convection
300
The pressure exerted in every direction by the air
What is air pressure
300
This protects living things from too much ultraviolet radiation
What is the ozone layer
400
21% of the atmosphere is made up of this gas
What is oxygen
400
This is caused by the Earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis effect
400
The recycling of heat energy in our atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect
400
A type of gigantic storm that builds over warm ocean waters
What is a hurricane
400
This produces a slow-but-steady rise in the average temperature of the oceans and atmosphere.
What is global warming
500
This is NOT an example of precipitation
What are clouds
500
This wind system helped sailors navigate Earths oceans
What is trade winds
500
Heat released or absorbed by a substance during a phase change
What is latent heat energy
500
A violent disturbance in Earth's atmosphere
What is a storm
500
A term that describes all the water on Earth's surface
What is hydrosphere
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