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Vocabulary
The Atmosphere
Air Pressure
Symbols
Storms
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The branch of Earth science that studies the blanket of air that surrounds Earth
What is meteorology?
100
The gas that makes up most of the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
100
Storms, tornados, hurricanes and precipitation are usually associated with this
What is a low pressure system?
100
Blue triangles
What is a cold front?
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Weather typically associated with flooding
What are hurricanes and thunderstorms?
200
A large mass of air
What is an air mass?
200
The level of the atmosphere in which you can find the ozone
What is the stratosphere?
200
This happens to air pressure as distance above sea increases
What is decreases?
200
A blue H
What is a high pressure system?
200
The primary cause of winds
What is unequal heating of the Earth's atmosphere?
300
Air masses that form over land
What is continental air mass?
300
Weather occurs here
What is the troposphere?
300
This causes air to rise
What is heat?
300
Red semicircles
What is a warm front?
300
A hurricane's energy comes from the action of this
What are waves in warm water?
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An air mass that forms over water
What is a maritime air mass?
400
The gas that is most important for understanding the processes that take place in the atmosphere?
What is water vapor?
400
Clear, dry, or fair weather is usually associated with this
What is a high pressure system?
400
A red L
What is low pressure system?
400
This is responsible for changing the weather of the area over which it moves
What is an air mass?
500
The constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface
What is the water cycle?
500
The layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to the Earth
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
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Air molecules are more closely packed near the ground because of this
What is gravity?
500
Alternating blue triangles and red semicircles
What is a stationary front?
500
A huge mass of water caused by a hurricane
What is a storm surge?