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Clouds
Atmosphere
Climate
Weather
Miscellaneous
100
Clouds that form in layers
What is stratus clouds
100
The blanket of air surrounding Earth is called what
What is atmosphere
100
An area's average weather over a long period of time is called_____
What is climate
100
Fronts usually bring a change in _____
What is weather
100
Air is made up mostly of the gases _____ and _____
What is oxygen and nitrogen
200
Puffy clouds that appear to rise from a flat bottom
What is cumulus clouds
200
Sections of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture are called___________
What is air masses
200
Important features of climate are temperature, winds, humidity, and _____
What is precipitation
200
When there is rain for several days, this may be the result of a _____
What is stationary front
200
The area where two air masses meet is called a _____
What is front
300
Clouds that have a wispy, featherlike shape
What is cirrus clouds
300
The force of air pushing on an area is______
What is air pressure
300
The measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator is called _____
What is latitude
300
When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, a _____ forms.
What is cold front
300
Air masses are always_____
What is moving (or forming)
400
When thick clouds form there may be ____________
What is thunderstorms (or violent weather)
400
The measurement of how much water vapor is in the air is called_____
What is humidity
400
Winds that circle the globe and never stop blowing are called _____ winds.
What is global
400
A boundry between air masses where the warm air mass slides up and over the cold air mass is a ________
What is warm front
400
In places where a warm front is passing through, you can predict a light, steady _____
What is rain
500
Air in motion is called _____
What is wind
500
The measure of how high a place is above sea level is called _____
What is altitude
500
The _____________ is caused by carbon dioxide and gases in the atmosphere trapping solar energy near Earth's surface.
What is greenhouse effect
500
Cold fronts move ________ than warm fronts.
What is faster
500
By adding too much _________ to the atmosphere, people are increasing the greenhouse effect.
What is carbon dioxide