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Layers of the Atmosphere
Humidity
Weather Patterns
Winds
Roles of Water
100
The first layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
100
The ratio of how much water vapor is in the air.
What is relative humidity?
100
the short term condition of the atmosphere
What is weather?
100
wind flow _____ around low pressure areas
What is counterclockwise?
100
Brings warm air/water to the East Coast of the United States
What is the Gulf Stream?
200
The coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
What is the Mesosphere
200
The amount of water vapor the air can hold.
What is humidity?
200
the phase after evaporation in the water cycle
What is condensation?
200
winds blow roughly ____ to isobars
What is parallel?
200
Ocean currents driven by wind
What is surface currents?
300
The exosphere contains these two gases
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
300
Tends to be more dry because cold air does not hold much water.
What is winter weather?
300
This holds more water vapor than cold air
What is warm air?
300
winds flow ____ around high pressure areas
What is clockwise?
300
The base of the ocean food chain and is photosynthetic and produces much of Earth's oxygen.
What is phytoplankton?
400
In which layer is the air density the lowest?
What is the exosphere?
400
Adding or taking away water vapor
What is changing relative humidity?
400
the weather that tends to be very humid because of the hot air
What is summer weather?
400
the spin of the earth causes ____
What is wind
400
The release of water vapor by plants.
What is transpiration?
500
The layer the aurora borealis is found in.
What is the Ionosphere?
500
the temperature at which relative humidity is at 100%
What is dew point?
500
Dry weather because cold air does not hold much water vapor
What is winter weather?
500
The natural movement of air.
What is wind
500
Precipitation flows down a slope into a body of water.
What is runoff?