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Water Vapor and clouds
Heat Transfer
The Atmosphere
Air Pressure and Density
100

Puffy white cloud formations

What are cumulus clouds?

100

Heat energy gets from the Earth's surface to the air by this method of heat transfer.

What is conduction?

100
This atmospheric layer is the thinnest.
What is the thermosphere?
100
Of the following four choices, this is where air pressure would be the LOWEST: a. on top of a skyscraper b. at sea level c. on top of Mt Everest d. at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
What is (c) at the top of Mt Everest?
200

A cloud that rests over a body of water or on the ground.

What is fog?

200
During the process of convection, ________ air sinks and ________ air rises.
What is COOL air sinks and WARM air rises?
200
This part of the atmosphere contains a type of gas that absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
200
This is how density of air changes with altitude.
What is density decreases as altitude increases? (Air is more dense at lower altitudes)
300
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
300
Radiation that warms the ground comes from this source.
What is the Sun?
300
This protective layer of gas is made of three atoms of oxygen.
What is ozone?
300
Explain what it means that air at sea level is more dense than air at higher altitudes (meaning, explain what happens with the molecules).
What is the air molecules are packed closer together at sea level?
400
These clouds produce thunderstorms and heavy rains.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
400
These waves have more energy than the light you can see.
What is infrared radiation?
400
These are the two most common gases in our air.
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
400
This is a two part question: 1. This is used to measure air pressure. 2. This shows air pressure on a weather map.
1. What is a barometer? 2. What is an isobar?
500
This process takes place in the clouds to change water vapor back to a liquid.
What is condensation?
500
This is the transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of a gas or liquid.
What is convection?
500
This is the layer of the atmosphere in which humans live and weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
500
The constant motion of air molecules causes this:
What is air pressure?