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Weather vs Climate
The Atmosphere
Air Masses
Earth's Heating
Wind
100
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain.
What is Weather
100
What are the first 2 atmospheric layers
What is the Troposphere, Stratosphere
100
A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content
What is Air Mass
100
the suns rays are spread over a ________ area at the poles than the equator
What is larger
100
the wind system that affects the U.S that comes from the west and goes to the east
What is Prevailing Westerlies
200
The average weather in a place over many years
What is climate
200
The layer of gases around Earth
What is The atmosphere
200
an air mass that is cold and moist
What is mP
200
Suns rays hitting the equator are spread over a ______ area
What is a smaller
200
The Name of the two jet streams
What are the polar jet, and subtropical jet
300
Weather is reported as (blank)
What is forecasts
300
The main two gases in the atmosphere
What are Nitrogen, and Oxygen
300
geographic areas where an air mass originates
What is a source region
300
Where does sunlight hit the earth at the most acute angle?
What is the poles
300
The wind direction is measured using?
What is wind vane
400
A scientist that studies weather
What is a meteorologist
400
The Layer that Meteors burn up
What is the Mesosphere
400
Air masses are categorized by what two factors
What are temperature, and latitude
400
Light also _______ some of its energy as it travels through air
What is loses
400
Air currents that move horizontally, and separate cold and warm air
What is the jet stream
500
Earth's weather is primarily caused by?
What is uneven heating
500
Protects the earth from to much radiation/heat reaching Earth's surface
What is the ozone
500
An airmass that is warm and dry
What is cT
500
Initial source of energy to the Earth. It can be absorbed, reflected and reradiated.
What is solar radiation
500
Weather from the north or south always come from the east, flow west and meet at the equator.
What is trade winds