Ch.17 Int.science

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Dry Air

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Air that does not contain water vapor

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Trace Gases

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all the other gases in the atmosphere because they r in such small amnts.

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Troposphere

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were most of our weather takes place,

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Temperature inversion

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when temp in the troposphere increases with height.

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Stratosphere

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above the troposphere, includes the ozone layer. temp always increases with height.

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Tropopause

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were the temp inversion occurs and it keeps air in the troposphere from rising to the stratosphere.

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Mesophere and Thermosphere

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uppermost layers, do not affect weather.

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Greenhouse Effects

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emission of infrared gases by Earth's atmosphere.

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Latent Heat

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thermal energy released when water changes state from a gas to a liquid, and from a liquid to a solid.

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Clouds form ...

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Clouds form as water vapor in rising air cools and condenses around small particles.

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Three cloud types

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Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus clouds.

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Stratus Clouds

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Layered sheet like, often produce long periods of rain

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Cumulus Clouds

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puffy in shape, can grow and become a thunderhead,can produce thunderstorms and intense rain.

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Cirrus Clouds

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very high, made of snow crystals.

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Main types of Precipitation(4)

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Rain,snow,sleet,hail

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water cycle

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water is always moving between earths surface and the atmosphere in the water cycle.

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wind

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is the movement of air from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure.

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westerlies

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winds that blow from the west in middle latitudes

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trade winds

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blow from east in the tropics

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jet streams

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fast, and powerful and control many weather processes, like a storm development.

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Low-Pressure system

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region of the lower troposphere, were the air pressure is lower than the air pressure around it.
cloudy weather, storms, n rainfall

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high-pressure system

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region of the lower troposphere were the air pressure is higher than the air pressure around it.

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Coriolis Effect

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the effect of Earths rotation on the motion of objs

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weather fronts

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occur when air masses of diff temp meet.

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thunderstorm

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can form when moist air rises high in the atmosphere.

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downdraft

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sinking current of cold air.

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squalls

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gusty winds

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Downbursts

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occur when cold air descends from a thunderstorm and hits the ground.

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Tornadoes

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intense,short-lived,mid-latitudes

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hurricanes

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tropical storms that cover vast areas and last for days.

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typhoons

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western pacific hurricanes

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warm fronts r associated with

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stratus type clouds

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cold fronts r associated with

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cumulus type clouds

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atmosphere

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air around us.

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biosphere

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all organisms and environments in which they live.

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hydrosphere

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is liquid water, oceans

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cryosphere

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frozen water in snow

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lithosphere

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solid Earth

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lee rain shadow

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less rain occurs on the leeward side of the mountain range

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causes for climate

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solar radiation, pressure, and wind systems