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VOCABULARY
ATMOSPHERE/AIR PRESSURE
HUMIDITY, CLOUDS, & PRECIPITATION
METEOROLOGY/WEATHER
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100
the blanket of air that surrounds a planet
What is the atmosphere?
100
the layer of Earth's atmosphere where all weather takes place
What is the troposphere?
100

Snow that slightly melts then refreezes before hitting the ground

What is sleet?

100

This is the coldest region of our planet and is the farthest from the equator.

What is the polar region? 

100

Rain that freezes then continues to collect moisture on its way to the ground

What is hail?

200
the measure of force with which air particles push on matter
What is air pressure?
200
a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation and protects us from burning up as badly as we could
What is the ozone layer?
200
precipitation that falls from clouds through below-freezing temperatures
What is snow?
200

This is the warm water current that flows along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. 

What is the Gulf Stream?

200

These are the type of skies that you would expect to find if there was low pressure in an area

What are cloudy skies or rain? 

300
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
the layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer and is just above the trophosphere
What is the stratosphere?
300

this is the step of the water cycle that occurs when water vapor cools down and clouds form

What is condensation
300
the type of severe weather that forms quickly from thunderstorms
What are tornadoes?
300
they begin as thunderstorms in areas of low pressure over warm ocean water
What are hurricanes?
400
the amount of water vapor the air actually contains compared with the amount it could contain at that temperature
What is relative humidity?
400
the gas that makes up MOST of Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
400

this is the tool that is used to measure the relative humidity in the air

What is a hygrometer or sling psychometer

400
the boundary that forms between air masses
What is a front?
400

Tool that measures wind speed

What is anemometer?

500
The name of fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets including Earth?
What is a jet stream?
500

this forms when there are differences in air pressure and temperatures

What is the wind?

500
The step of the water cycle that describes rain, hail, snow or sleet

What is precipitation?

500

This is the type of front that forms when cold air moves into an area where there was previously warmer air. 

What is a cold front?

500

Climate is determined based on 3 factors. What are those factors?

What are elevation, proximity to large bodies of water, and distance from equator?