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The Atmosphere
Weather Factors
Weather Patterns
Climate
MISC!!!
100
The gas that makes up more than three fourths of the air we breathe.
What is nitrogen.
100
An instrument that measures changes in air pressure.
What is a barometer.
100
An air mass that forms over land is classified as this.
What is continental.
100
Which temperature zone you are in depends on this.
What is latitude.
100
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere.
What is a storm.
200
The layer of the atmosphere furthest from Earth.
What is the thermosphere.
200
The transfer of heat by the movement of fluid.
What is convection.
200
The type of clouds in which thunderstorms form.
What is cumulonimbus.
200
Arid climates will always be this.
What is dry.
200
The conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place make up this.
What is the weather.
300
There would be no weather on Earth if this did not exist.
What is the atmosphere.
300
The increased cooling that wind can cause.
What is the wind-chill affect.
300
Curved lines on a weather map.
What are isobars.
300
As altitude increases this change takes place.
What is temperature decreases.
300
These type of winds blow from west to east in the mid-latitudes.
What are prevailing westerlies.
400
The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature.
What is relative humidity.
400
The process by which water molecules escape into the air as water vapor.
What is evaporation.
400
This forms when air masses meet.
What is a front.
400
The climate of a region is determined by precipitation and this.
What is temperature.
400
The land on this side of a mountain tends to be dry.
What is the leeward side.
500
The temperature at which condensation begins.
What is the dew point.
500
The movement of air from land to a body of water.
What is a land breeze.
500
The center of this type of atmospheric disturbance is known as the eye.
What is a hurricane.
500
This climate zone is located closest to the equator.
What is the tropical zone.
500
If all human sources of air pollution were eliminated, what these things would still cause air pollution.
What is volcanic ash, forest fires, and pollen.