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under the sea
the sphere above
Nimbus, stratus, cumulus, cirrus
instruments
fronts and more
100
caused by diffrences in density
ocean currents
100
layer where the most weather occurs
troposphere
100
these clouds are made out of ice crystals
cirrus clouds
100
tool used to measure air pressure
barometer
100
which front is characterized as cold and dry
continental polar
200
currents blow to the right in the northern hemisphere due to this
The Coriolis Effect
200
layer where the ozone layer lies
stratosphere
200
storm clouds that produce lightning
cumulonimbus clouds
200
tool used to measure wind direction
wind vane
200
what is a stationary front characterized as
cold and warm air masses meet and neither one of them displaces
300
these large circular current systems flow from north to south
Ocean gyre
300
the surface of the earth
approximately 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen with about 1% of other gases
300
the classification of the highest type of cloud
cirro
300
thermal energy is recorded by what
sattellite
300
what type weather can be expected from high air pressure
heavy storms
400
these only affect the upper most part of the ocean
winds
400
layer where meteorites burn up
mesosphere
400
what is the most common type of high cloud
cirrus
400
what measures precipitation
rain gauge
400
how big can an air mass be
they extend thousands of kilometers and can reach from ground level to the stratosphere
500
ocean currents are caused by variations in density or this
temperature
500
lower part of the layer that reaches 2,500 degrees celsius
thermosphere
500
what is the most common type of low cloud
cumulus
500
what measures wind speed
anemometer
500
the region between each layer
atmospheric pause