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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what changes vapor to a liquid?a. sublimation b. condensation c. Evaporation | b. Condensation |
| Dew poin is when A. Humidity reaches 100% B. Tempature decreases C. warmer air can hold more water than colder air | A. Humidity reaches 100% |
| When the bondary doesn't move on the weather front, what kind is it? A. warm front B.Cold Front C. Stationary front | C. Stationary front |
| The Atmosphere was created by god on the ______ day of creation | 2nd |
| The heterosphere is the ____________ region of the atmosphere A. highest B. middle C. lowest D. thickest | A. highest |
| almost all the energy on the earths comes from the A. moon B.Sun C. Stars D. Trees | B. Sun |
| only ________ of the sun's energy actually reaches the earth A. 1/3 B.1/2 C. 1/10 D.1/5 | B. 1/2 |
| How much solar energy if reflected? A. 10% b. 30% C. 50% D. 70% | D. 70% |
| Air masses from warm or hot areas are A. Continental B. Tropical C. Martime D. Artic | B. Tropical |
| Air masses that are from over land are A. Continental B. Tropical C. Martime D. Artic | A. Continental |
| how much oxygen is in our atmosphere? A. 21% B. 30% C. 50% D. 70% | A. 21% |
| How much of the earths is in our atmosphere? A. 20% B. 30% C. 50% D.70% | C. 50% |
| Thin layer sheets A. Stratus clouds b. Cumulus clouds C. Cirrus clouds D. Nimbus clouds | A. Stratus clouds |
| Wispy curls A. Stratus clouds b. Cumulus clouds C. Cirrus clouds D. Nimbus clouds | C. Cirrus clouds |
| Piles of billows A. Stratus clouds b. Cumulus clouds C. Cirrus clouds D. Nimbus clouds | b. Cumulus clouds |
| Dark and gray at the bottom A. Stratus clouds b. Cumulus clouds C. Cirrus clouds D. Nimbus clouds | D. Nimbus clouds |
| cool or cold A. Artic B. Polar C. Tropical D. Continental E. Martime | B. Polar |
| Warm or hot A. Artic B. Polar C. Tropical D. Continental E. Martime | C. Tropical |
| Extreme cold A. Artic B. Polar C. Tropical D. Continental E. Martime | A. Artic |
| over oceans A. Artic B. Polar C. Tropical D. Continental E. Martime | E. Martime |
| Over land A. Artic B. Polar C. Tropical D. Continental E. Martime | D. Continental |
| what are the three types of solid precipitation? | Snow, Sleet, and Hail |
| what are the three types of liquid percipitation? | Rain, Drizzle, Frozen rain |
| what are the three states of matter? | solid, liquid, and gas |
| __________ is the study of the atmosphere | meteorology |
| ____________air can hold more water than ________________air | warm; cold |
| what is coalescence? | when rain drops form as large cloud droplets begin to fall and collect other cloud droplets |
| What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| Name three general types of air masses. | Artic Polar; continental polar; martime polar; martime tropical; Continental tropical. |
| Describe the Green house Effect | Land and water absorb radiation as the earth absorbs radiation the earth becomes warmer. |
| True or False: when warm humid air rises, its temperature increases. | False |
| True or False: Clouds are masses of water Droplets or ice crystals suspended in air | True |
| True or False: There are 5 general types of air masses. | True |
| True or False: The ozone layer is contained in the upper region of the stratosphere | True |
| True or False: Fricton is a factor in air masses | False |
| True or False: Climate is the condition of t.he weather at any time | True |
| also study the jeopardy | that mrs. gosnell linked in email |
| (freezing rain/sleet) occurs when super cooled water falls as rain and freezes on everything it touches. | Freezing rain |
| (sleet/hailstone) are round chunks of ice that form from large rain droplets that freez in clouds containing strong updrafts | hailstones |
| most snow crystals are (six-sided/three-sided). | Six-sided |
| all forms of moisture falling from the atmosphere are called (precipitation/condensation) | Precipitation |
| (Freezing rain/sleet) is formed when rain falls through a layer of cold air. | Sleet |
| (Drizzle/Freezing rain) occurs when small droplets of water fall slowly. | Drizzle |
| (Snowflakes/Sleet) form(s) when supercooled water freezes around clay or dust particles. | Snowflakes |
| (Dew/Frost) forms when a cool surface such as a plant leaf or automobile wind-shield comes in contact with a humid air mass. | Dew |
| If the dew point is below freezing and the obkect is cold enough (Frost/dew) may form | Frost |
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