Atmosphere | Troposphere | Weather in the Troposphere | Clouds in the Troposphere | Atmosphere This and That |
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What is the atmosphere?
Layer of gases that surround that surround the earth
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What is weather?
Virtually all of this occurs in the troposphere
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What are winds?
These are caused by unequal heating of the earth's surface
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What are the four different types of clouds found in the troposphere?
Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, and Nimbus
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What is the thermosphere?
Also known as the heat sphere
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What is nitrogen?
Makes up 78% of the earth's atmosphere
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What is atmospheric air?
Most of this type of air occurs here
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What are clouds?
When water vapor condenses it forms this
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What are cirrus clouds?
This type of cloud is wispy and curly, composed of ice crystals, and are high in the sky
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What is the Mesosphere?
Meteoroids usually burn in this layer
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What is Carbon Dioxide?
This gas is removed from the atmosphere by plants
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What is decreases?
Air temperature ____________ with height above the earth
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What is dew point?
This is the temperature at which water begins to condense on surfaces
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What are stratus clouds?
This type of cloud is low lying, composed of water droplets, and have blankets similar to a blanket
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What is the Exosphere?
Satellites orbit the earth in this layer
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What is atmospheric pressure?
This decreases with increased altitude
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What is the lowest layer?
The troposphere is this layer of the atmosphere
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What is the water cycle?
Moisture in the troposphere moves through this cycle
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What are nimbus clouds?
This type of cloud extends through rain, storm, and all levels
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What is the stratosphere?
This layer allows for undisturbed flight
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What are the layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere
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What is temperature?
Differences in this separates the troposphere from the stratosphere
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What is humidity?
This depends on the amount of water vapor and the temperature of the air
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What are cumulus clouds?
These clouds are fluffy, dense, mostly made of water droplets, and are found mid level
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What is the Magnetosphere?
This is beyond the Earth's atmosphere and traps harmful particles from the sun
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