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atmosphere
energy
wind and water
storms
misc.
100
the condition of the atmosphere
What is weather
100
sunshine is called this
What is radiant energy
100
the horizontal movement of air
What is wind
100
these clouds produce thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus clouds
100
this type of energy gives you a sunburn
What is UV
200
what 78% of the atmosphere is made of
What is nitrogen
200
energy transfer in solids such as land and water is called this
What is conduction
200
air moves due to differences in this
What is air pressure
200
this is caused by the expansion of super heated air
What is thunder
200
energy tansfer through space
What is radiation
300
this formula gives us an object's density
What is mass / volume
300
warm air rising and cool air sinking causes these types of currects
What is convection
300
the 2 global winds that affect the united states
What is prevailing westerlies and the jet stream
300
tornado alley is in what part of the country
What is the mid west
300
humidity is measured with this instrument
What is a psychrometer
400
this is how altitude affects air pressure
What is as altitude increses air pressure decreases
400
heat is held in the atmosphere by greenhouse gasses most notably this one
What is carbon dioxide
400
the curve of global winds due to the earth's rotation is called
What is the coriollis effect
400
hurricane watches mean a hurricane could hit in this many hours
What is 36
400
calm winds at the equator
What is the doldrums
500
these are the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth's surface up to space
What is the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermopshere
500
this is the total amount of kinetic energy in all the particles of a substance
What is thermal energy
500
these are the 3 main cloud types
What is cumulus, cirrus and stratus
500
this is the name of the scale that ranks hurricanes as 1-5 by their wind speed
What is saffin-simpson
500
this was mrs chausse's university
What is arizona state