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EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WEATHER SYSTEMS
AIR PRESSURE
MISC.
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the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
100
As the altitude increases, this happens to the density of the atmosphere
What is decreases?
100
When a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
100
is measured in which two units
millibars & inches
100
Dry, cold air mass
What is continental polar?
200
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
What is oxygen?
200
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
200
Typified by clear skies and gentle breezes
What is a high pressure system?
200
instrument that measures air pressure
barometer
200
The boundary between two air masses
What is a front
300
excess of this gas contributes to global warming
What is carbon dioxide?
300
the "hot layer" of the atmosphere
thermosphere
300
This system can bring storms and cloudy weather
What is a low pressure system?
300
this happens to air pressure as altitude increases
decreases
300
Blinding snow storms
What is a blizzard?
400
gas in the atmosphere that varies from place to place
What is water vapor?
400
the layer of electrically charged particles
ionosphere
400
When two air masses meet and neither moves the other
What is a stationary front?
400
as the density of air increases, the air pressure does this
decreases
400
A sudden rise in the ocean level due to a hurricane
What is a storm surge?
500
the cycle that exchanges the carbon dioxide from plants with the oxygen from animals
What is the carbon cycle?
500
the thickest layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere
500
A low pressure system with winds that blow a 65km/h
What is a tropical storm?
500
is the device that means "without liquid"
aneroid
500
Where hurricanes and tropical storms get their fuel from?
What is ocean water?