climate
temperature
wind
precipitation
clouds
100
the green house effect
What is the warming effect that earth has experienced lately due to increased smog output?
100
convection and conduction
What are the two types of heat transfers
100
the pressure of the air above
What is air pressure?
100
the action of turning liquid to gas
What is evaporation?
100
cirrus,cumlus, and stratus
What is three types of clouds?
200
weather
What is the term for a constant climate in an area
200
radiation
What causes heat
200
a device to mesure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
the action of turning gas into liquid
What is condensation?
200
cirrus
What is the highest level of clouds?
300
radiation
What is the heating element of the sun
300
albedo
What is the fraction of total radiation reflected off the surface of earth
300
the movement of air horizontaly
What is wind?
300
the general amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
300
fog
What is the term for clouds that have fallen low to the ground?
400
the troposphere
What is the layer of the atmosphere we live in, and has the most effect over our weather
400
heat is the TOTAL kinetic energy of atoms and molecules temperature is the AVERAGE kinetic energy of atoms and molecules.
What is the difference between heat and temperature?
400
a low presssure body of air moving in a circular motion.
What is a cyclone?
400
the temperature at which a parcel of air would need to reach to acheive saturation
What is dew point?
400
stratus
What are clouds that are best decribed as sheets or layers?
500
five
What is the number of parts of the climate system
500
weather is the constantly changing variable, and climate is the average weather condition of an area
What is the difference between climate and weather?
500
a large body of slow moving air
What is an air mass?
500
the point at which air is filled to capacity
What is saturation
500
cumulus
What type of clouds are often accompanyed by light drizzle, and infrequent snow?
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