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Chapter 15 Atmosphere Flashcards

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Relative humidity

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Measurement of water vapor in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature

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Atmosphere made up of..

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Liquids
Gasses
Solids

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A line connecting points of temperatures

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Isotherm

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Cirrus

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Thin and feathery

Fair weather

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Cumulus

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Puffy with flat bases

Fair weather

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Stratus

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Low gray layer

Light precipitation

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Nimbus

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Thick dark layer

Sturdy precipitation

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Exosphere 
Thermosphere 
Mesosphere 
Stratosphere 
Troposphere
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Layers of the atmospher

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What atmosphere is the ozone layer

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Stratosphere

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What two atmospheres Is ionosphere in

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Thermosphere

Mesosphere

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