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Layers of the Atmosphere
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What is the average speed of a hurricane?
300-350 Mph
100
We live in this layer
troposphere
100
An air mass that forms in the gulf of Mexico is considered
mT
100
does EVERYTHING radiate energy?
yes
100
mT stands for
Maritime Tropical
200
what is precipitation
the fall of water
200
Asteroids burn up in this layer
Mesosphere, Mesospause
200
An air mass that formed over eastern Canada is considered
cP
200
what is the main source of energy of earth
the sun
200
name one form of precipitation
(answers are anything that falls from the sky)
300
What is necessary to form a cloud
condensation nuclei
300
ozone layer is here
stratosphere
300
What front has a gentle slope
Warm Front
300
when electromagnetic energy comes into contact with something it will be...
scattered, refracted, or absorbed
300
in cA what does the A stand for
Artic
400
what is climate?
The average weather over a specific are
400
jets fly in this layer
stratosphere
400
what fronts bring precipitation
(optional)
400
does everything radiate energy
yes
400
cA means it was formed where?
continent in the Artic over land
500
what is the ozone layer and what does it do for us?
a layer of gasses protecting us from the harmful rays of the sun
500
biggest layer
exosphere
500
which fronts are the strongest
Winter fronts
500
what has the most energy
stars
500
what layer do we live in
troposphere