Ch 3 Flashcards
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Atmosphere
A
the envelope of gases that surrounds the planet
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Weather
A
The condition of earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place
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Water vapor
A
Water in the form of a gas.
3
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Density
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You calculate the density of a substance by dividing its mass by its volume .
4
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Air pressure
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Is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
5
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Barometer
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An instrument that is used to measure air pressure.
6
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Mercury barometer
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Consists of a long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other.
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Aneroid barometer
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Has an airtight metal chamber.the metal chamber is sensitive to change in air pressure.
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Altitude
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Or elevation, is the distance above sea level.
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Troposphere
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Turning or changing
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Stratosphere
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Extend from the top of the troposphere to about 50 kilometer above Earth’s surface
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Mesosphere
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So the mesosphere is the middle layer of the atmosphere.
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Thermosphere
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Extend from 80 kilometer above Earth’s surface outward into space.
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Ionosphere
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Begins about 80 kilometers above the surface and extend 400 kilometer.
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Exosphere
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Is the outer layer.
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Radiation
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One form of electromagnetic energy.
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Infrared radiation
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Has waves
Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
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Ultraviolet radiation
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Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
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Scattering
A
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
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Greenhouse
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The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
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Radiation
A
One form of electromagnetic energy.
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Infrared radiation
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Has waves
Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
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Ultraviolet radiation
A
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
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Scattering
A
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
24
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
25
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
26
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
27
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
28
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
29
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
30
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
31
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
32
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
33
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
34
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
35
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
36
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
37
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
38
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
39
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
40
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
41
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
42
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
43
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
44
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
45
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
46
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
47
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
48
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
49
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
50
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
51
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
52
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
53
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
54
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
55
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
56
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
57
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
58
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
59
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
60
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
61
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
62
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
63
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
64
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
65
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
66
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
67
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
68
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
69
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
70
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
71
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
72
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
73
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
74
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
75
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
76
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
77
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
78
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
79
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
80
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
81
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
82
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
83
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
84
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
85
Radiation
One form of electromagnetic energy.
86
Infrared radiation
Has waves
| Lengths that are longer than wavelength for red lights.
87
Ultraviolet radiation
Which is an invisible form of energy with wavelength that are shorter than wavelengths d
for violet light.
88
Scattering
When you look at the sky, the light you see has been scattered by gas molecules in the atmosphere.
89
Greenhouse
The greenhouse effect, is a natural process.
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Temperature
Is the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.
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Thermal energy
Measure the total energy of motion in the partials of the substance
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Thermometer
A device that measures temperature
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Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of fluid.
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Conduct
The transfer of heat between two substances that Re in direct contact.
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Heat
Is thermal energy that is transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.
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Convection current.
The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air.
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Wind
Is the movement of air parallel to earths surface.
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Anemometer
An anemometer has three or four cups mounted at the ends of spoke that spin on an axle
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A weather factor
A weather report may say, the temperature outside is 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
100
Local winds
Wind that blow over short distance.
101
Sea breeze
A cooling breeze blowing generally in the daytime inland from the sea.
102
Land breeze
The flow of air from land to a body of water.
103
Global wind
Winds that blow steadily from specific direction over long distances
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Coriolis winds
the apparent deflection of a moving object that is the result of the Coriolis force.
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Latitude
Extent or distance from side to side.
