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The Air Around You
Air Pressure
Energy in Earth's Atmosphere.
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere
Winds
100
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
What is the weather.
100
The amount of mass in a given volume.
What is density.
100
Energy that moves through the vacuum of space.
What are electromagnetic waves.
100
The average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
What is temperature.
100
The horizontal movement of air.
What are winds.
200
The envelope of gases that surrounds the planet.
What is the atmosphere.
200
The formula for density.
What is d=m/v.
200
The direct transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation.
200
The total amount of kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance.
What is thermal energy.
200
Winds that blow over a short distance.
What local winds.
300
Group that monitors air pollution in the USA.
What is the EPA.
300
The force pushing on an area or surface.
What is pressure.
300
Non-visible form of electromagnetic waves.
What is infrared radiation.
300
The direct transfer of heat.
What is conduction.
300
Winds that blow steadily over long distances.
What global winds.
400
Nearly half of pollution caused by humans.
What is motor vehicles.
400
The distance above sea level.
What is altitude.
400
When gases hold heat in the air.
What is the greenhouse effect.
400
The transfer of heat by movement of fluid.
What is convection.
400
The increased cooling of winds.
What is the wind-chill-factor.
500
The composure of gases in the atmosphere.
What is nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases.
500
The result of weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
What is air pressure.
500
Non-visible form of electromagnetic waves that are shorter then red light.
What is ultraviolet radiation.
500
The upward movement of warm air and downward movement of cold air.
What are convection currents.
500
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve.
What is the coriolis effect.