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47 Cards in this Set
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condition for cloud formation and increase in precipitation a______ air
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rising
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you are in a mT air mass and a cP is coming in,what type of front is approaching ?
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cold
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what happens when warm air rises and cools ?
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rain
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composition of the modern atmosphere,__nitrogen,____oxygen___other.
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78,12,1
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the atmosphere is dived into layers that cover______of the planet
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the entire
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List four layers of the earths atmosphere upward from the ground
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trapo strato meso thermo
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air pressure_____the higher you go in the atmosphere?
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decrease
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wind speed is greatest when the isobars are spaced____
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close
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A mercury barometer is used to measure
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air pressure
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the coriolis effect is caused bt the earths
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rotation
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the primary source for moisture for the atmosphere comes from river and
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oceans
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_______ dioxied and water vapor are good absorbers of infrared engery in the atmosphere
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carbon
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a cold air mass arrives and
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forces the warm air to rise
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participation happends when air is _____ in the atmosphere
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rising
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a large body of water will cause summers at a city near the water will be be_______than a city inland
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cooler
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In greenhouse effect wave energy from the sun passes through cloud and carbon dioxide to reach the earths surface
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short
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when air is cooled to its dewpoint _____ usually takes place
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condensation
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when a cold front passes through _ and usually there _ precipitation
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decrease is
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carbon dioxide and water vapor _______ inferred energy
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reflect
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when the northern him is having winter the southern is having ___
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summer
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climate zones change based on the ___
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latitude
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the earths deserts have air that is _____
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sinking
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the coriolis effect causes winds in the northern him to be curved to the west this is due to the earths tilt on its
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rotation
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whitch two gasses in the earths atmosphere absorbs inferred energy which leads to an increase in atmospheric temperature
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co2 + h2o
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witch heats faster land or water
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land
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hot or cold air rises creating areas f low pressure
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hot
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winds blow air from areas of high pressure to
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low
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for relative humidity to be highest air temp and dew point must be
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the same
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for clouds to form air must be saturated and have condensation ____
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nuclei
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very moist air rises in the atmosphere the probability of precipitation _______
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increase
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for condensation to occur air temperature nd dewpoint must be _____ and the air must have ___ tiny particles called condensation nuclei
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same, many
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the air temp is 8C which dew point temp would result in the lowest probability of precipitation
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-4
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what factor has greatest effect on climate ______
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latitude
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rising barometric pressure reading usually indicate ____waether
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clearing
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a very cold and dry ait mass is labeled___
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cP
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rising air results in _____ relative humidity and ___ clouds
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increasing
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why is ozone important to life on earth
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uv rays
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which city would have the coolest summers and the warmest winters
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norfolk
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which layer of the atmosphere by___
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evaporation
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which layer of the atmosphere do we live in
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tropo
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water enters the atmosphere by
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evaporation
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in the stratosphere temperatures will _____ as you rise from bottom to top
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increase
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green plants put water into the atmosphere through the process of
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transpiration
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when air temp nd dew point converge to a single point the weather becomes
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stormy
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we find tropical rain Forrest at __ degrees of latitude
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0
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At noon we would find warm less dense air rising over ____ creating a sea breeze
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land
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AS AIR MOVES UP ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS WE WOULD FIND CONDITIONS
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RAINS
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