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37 Cards in this Set
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weather |
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. |
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ANEROID BAROMETER |
An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid. |
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WATER VAPOR |
Water in the form of gas. |
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DENSITY |
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume |
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AIR PRESSURE |
The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
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BAROMETER |
An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
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MERCURY BAROMETER |
An instrument that measures changes in air pressure, consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury, with its open end resting in a dish of mercury.
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TROPOSPHERE
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The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere.
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ALTITUDE
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Elevation above sea level.
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TROPOSPHERE
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The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere
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stratosphere |
the seocnd-lowest layer of Earths atmosphere. |
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mesosphere |
the layer of the earths atmosphere immedietly above the stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
the outermost lalyer of earths atmosphere |
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ionosphere |
the lowest part of the thermophere |
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exosphere |
the outer layer of the thermosphere |
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electromagnetic waves |
a wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy that can vacuum of space |
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radiation |
the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
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infarred radiation |
electromganetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves |
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ultraviolet radiation |
electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays |
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scattering |
reflection of light in all directions |
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greenhouse effect |
the trapping of heat near a planets surface by certain gases in the plantes atmosphere |
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temperature |
how hot or cold something a measire of the average energy of motion of the particle |
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thermal energy |
the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object |
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thermometer |
an instrument used to measure temperature |
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heat |
the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object. |
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convection |
the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid |
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conduction |
the transfer of thermal energy from one matter to another |
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convection currents |
the movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another |
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wind |
the horizontal movement of air from one area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure |
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anemometer |
an instrument used to measure wind speed |
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windchill factor |
a measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed |
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local winds |
winds that blow over short distances |
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sea breeze |
the flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land |
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land breeze |
the flow of air from a body of water |
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global winds |
wonds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distance |
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Coriolis effect |
the effect of Earths rotation on the direction of winds and currents. |
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latitude |
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator. |
