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15 Cards in this Set
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Four layers of atmosphere |
Thermosphere Mesosphere Stratosphere |
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Warm air has a _____ density and rises causing low pressure |
Lower |
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How much water vapor is in the atmosphere? |
0-4% |
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3 main types of clouds : |
Cirrus Cumulus Stratus |
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Thin clouds that give sky a milky white apperance |
Cirrostratus |
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Wind is created as a result of? |
Diff. In temp |
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As temp. Goes down pressure goes __ |
Down |
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___ objects will heat faster with radiation |
Darker |
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__ & __ make up 97% of atmosphere |
Nitrogen and oxygen |
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Temperature measures the |
Average speed of the particles of a substance |
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The first step to making a cloud: |
Warm, moist air rises |
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Transferring energy through space by the way of light |
Radiation |
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As elevation increases temp |
Increases |
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An indicator of an unstable atmosphere is |
Thunderstorms |
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Clouds that form in high atmosphere made of ice crystals appear as thin white feathery cloude |
Cirrus clouds. |
