Science Flashcards
What is the atmosphere
A layer of gasses that that envelop a astronomical object
What is the troposphere
The first layer of the atmosphere also the layer we live on conatains clouds hot ba
What is the mesosphere
The third layer of the atmosphere also contains electrically charged particles contains meteorites
What are global winds
Winds that are all around the world
Jet stream
Is a narrow belt of high stream winds
What is relative humidity
Is the amount of water vapor in the air
Cumulonimbus clouds
They are big puffy clouds that are refferd to as thunderhead bc they cause storms
Stratus clouds
These clouds are flat and can prouduce rain
What is air mass
Large body of air that
Has a similar temperature and humidity throughout
What is climate
The pattern of weather
What is air pressure
Is the measure of force of these particles pushing on matter
Stratosphere
Most of the earths ozone is in this layer temperature increases altitude the 2nd layer
Thermosphere
The air particles are far apart Is the 4th layer of the atmosphere sometimes have electrical energy from the sun contains satellites and auroras
Trade winds
Winds that blow near the earths surface
Humidity
Is the amount of water vapor in the air
Cirrus clouds
Thin and feathery they for, high in the atmosphere
Cumulus clouds
Form within two kilometers of the earths surface they stack up on each other
Weather
The general condition of the atmosphere
Front
Fronts produce weather around you
Global warming
Increase of the overall temperature of the atmosphere
What are the gases in the atmosphere
Nitrogen oxygen and argon
How did nitrogen oxygen become part of the atmosphere
from volcanoe
How air pressure and temperature relate to each other
If air pressure increases the temperature must increase
How does the colonist affect impact global global wins?
It deflects the path of winds
How do local winds are near the coastline blow?
over the ocean toward lower pressure over land
How do snow and sleet form?
Sleet occurs when snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air when water vapor freezes
How do hurricanes form?
Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave
Identify the factors that determine the climate of a particular
latitude, elevation, nearby water, ocean currents,topography, vegetation, and prevailing winds
