Atmosphere
What is atmosphere?
What is weather?
rock that behaves like something between a solid and liquid
What is plastic rock?
current of rising air
What is an updraft?
two or more atoms linked together to make substance with unique properties
What is a molecule?
layer of atmosphere where most weather occurs and planes fly
What is troposphere?
Steady condition that prevails in a particular region- what you can expect
What is climate?
formed by hardening of sediments
What is sedimentary rock?
Air mass formed over land that is warm and dry
What is a Continental Tropical air mass?
mass of salt dissolved in a given mass of water
What is salinity?
What is Stratosphere?
What is a barometer?
small solid fragments of rock and other materials carried by wind/water
What is sediment?
ratio of water vapor in air at a given temperature to the maximum mass of water vapor the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage
What is relative humidity?
substance dissolved in a solvent
What is a solute
Part of the atmosphere that is electrically charged, important for communication
What is the ionosphere?
Water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.
What is precipitation?
rock created by magma or fire
What is igneous rock?
rain clouds
What are nimbus?
use of electricity to break a molecule down into smaller units
What is electrolysis?
Layers of the Atmosphere
Only type of cloud capable of producing severe weather
What is a cumulonimbus?
rock changed by heat and/or pressure into something new
What is metamorphic rock?
cold air mass formed over the ocean
What is Maritime Polar?
smallest chemical unit of matter