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SEASONS
ATMOPSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
WEATHER
INSTRUMENTS
100
One rotation
What is a day
100
This is a prot3ctive shield. It does not allow ultraviolet rays to enter Earth
What is the ozone layer
100
Water that does not easily pass through layers in the soil
What is impermeable
100
These temperatures are associated with a tropical air mass
What are warmer temperatures
100
This measures temperature
What is a thermometer
200
One revolution
What is a year
200
These are the two main gases that surround the Earth
What is nitrogen and oxygen
200
The top layer of the saturated zone
What is porous
200
These temperatures are associated with a polar air mass
What are cooler tempertures
200
This measures rainfall
What is a rain gauge
300
When the Earth tilts on its axis toward and away form the sun, this occurs
What is the seasons
300
Tis the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen
300
Water tha falls to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What is precipitation
300
This is where maritime air masses form
What is over the oceans
300
This measures the volume of an irregular object
What is graduated cylinder or beaker
400
This is the shape of the Earth's orbit
What is eliptical
400
As the altitude increases, this decreases
What is air pressure
400
Water changing from liquid to gas
What is evaporation
400
This is where continental air masses form
What is over large land masses or continents
400
This measures relative humidity
What is a psychrometer
500
This occurs when the sun is directly above the equator
What is the equinox
500
The Earth's atmosphere traps this type pf energy from the sun
What is heat energy
500
A man made lake or storage basin of water for human use
What is a reservoir
500
This is the direction previling winds push air masses
What is from east to west
500
This measures wind speed
What is an anemometer