Layers of the Atmosphere

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Defintion :4 different layers in the earth atmosphere with different temperatures and weather

Sentence : The layes or the atmosphere are divided into four.

Ex1 - troposphere

Ex2 - mesosphere

Changing States of Water

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Definition : When a solid, liquid, or gas can trn into one another by a process

Sentence : There are 4 chaning states of water.

Ex1 - solid -> liquid

Ex2 gas -> liquid

Latent Heat

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Defintion : When heat is abosorbed or released to changeone thing into another

Sentence : Latent heat can be absorbed or released.

Ex1 - Freezing

Ex2 - Condensation

Saturation Point

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Defintion : the point at which an object has absorbed as much of a substance as it can

Sentence : The saturation point is ALMOST like the dew point, but it's not.

Ex1 - Full

Ex2 - Absorbed

Relative Humidity

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Definition : the amount of water vapor in the air at a temperature to the amount that the air could hold at that temperature

Sentence : Relative humidity all has to do with water vaporr

Ex1 - Dew

Ex2 - Fog

Hygrometer (sling psychrometer)

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Defintion : used for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere

Sentence : A hygrometer measures moisture.

Ex1 - humidity

Ex2 - temperture

Dew Point

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Defintion : the temperature at which the moisture in the air begins to turn to dew

Sentence : Dew point relys on how much moisture is in the air

Ex1 - moisture

Ex2 - air

Defintion : when warm or cool air rises from an air parcel

Sentence : With out an air parcel , there would be no suh thing as an abiabatic rate.

Ex1 - air parcel

Ex2 - rate

Clouds

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Defintion : a big white puffy thing you see n the sky made out of condensation

Sentence : Clouds are classified by their height and form.

Ex1 - stratus

Ex2 - cirrus

Air Mass

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Definition: air that originates over a large area of land or ocean and causes a change in tempurature

Sentence : There are 5 types of air mass.

Ex1 - Humidity

Ex2 - Bodies of air

Air pressure

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Defintion : the weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down on everything on it's surface

Sentence : Air pressure is forced on to Earth's surface.

Ex1 - Pressure

Ex2 - Weight

Barometer

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Defintion : an instrument that measures air pressure

Sentence : A barometer can also be used to predict changes in the weather.

Ex1 - Air pressure

Ex2 - Weather

Wind

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Defintion : moving air

Sentence : Wind can be created using windmils.

Ex1 - high winds

Ex2 - low wnds

Isobar Map

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Definition : A  map showing weather in high and low pressure systems.

Sentence : An isobar map is basically meteorlogy combined with a weather map

Ex1 - high pressure

Ex2 - low pressure

Definition : things that make the wind do certain things or go certain directions

Sentence : Coriolis effect, friction, andpressure gradients affect wind direction

Ex1 - horizantal movement of air

Ex2 - vertical movement of air

Condensation Nuclei

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Definition : tiny particles in the atmosphere, either liquid or solid, appears condensation of water vapor begins

Sentence : Condensation nuclei must be present for water droplets to form around

Ex1 - Condensation

Ex2 -cloud seeds

Cyclones

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Definition : winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure

Sentence : A cyclone looks similar to a hurricane.

Ex1 -Low air pressure

Ex2 - Strong rotating wind

Anticyclones

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Definition : winds rotating inward to an area of high atmospheric pressure

Sentence : An anticyclone is the opposte of a cyclone

Ex1 - high air pressure

Ex2 - strong rotating winds

Cold Front

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Definition : where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass

Sentence :  Cold fronts generally move from northwest to southeast

Ex1 - cold air mass

Ex2 - warm air mass

Warm Front

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Definition :   where a warm air mass is replacing a colder air mass

Sentence : Fronts that bring warm air are referred to as warm fronts

Ex1 - warm air mass

Ex2 - cold air mass

Stationary Front

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Definition : combination of cold and warm air masses

Sentence : A stationary front is a pair of air masses.

Ex1 - cold air

Ex2 - warm air

Occulded Front

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Definition : formed during the process of cyclogenesis when a cold frontovertakes a warm front

Sentence : Occluded fronts are a type of front 

Ex1 - cold air

Ex2 - warm air

More Factors Affecting Wind

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Defintion : whatever affects the wind

Sentence : Air sinking and rising are factors affecting wind.

Ex1 - Dry air sinking

Ex2 - Moist air rising

El Nino

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Definition : large climate disturbances that happen in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Sentence : El Nino usually happens when the a surface of warm water

Ex1 - warm water

Ex2 - cold water

La Nina

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Definition : temperature pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean water along the tropical west 

Sentence : 

Ex1 - cold water 

Ex2 - temperature patterns

Doppler Effect

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Defintion : the change in frequency of a wave

Sentence : The doppler effect is also known as the doppler shift.

Ex1 - light

Ex2 - sound

Ozone Layer

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Definition : layer of air around the earth that helps keep the temperature steady

Sentence : The ozone layer is very important because it stops too many of the sun's ultra-violet rays.

Ex1 - layers

Ex2 - sun's

Greenhouse Effect

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Definition : the natural process between the sun, the atmosphere and the Earth

Sentence : The greenhouse is a natural process.

Ex1 - water vapor

Ex1 - greenhouse gases

Global Warming

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Definition : change in the global average surface temperature

Sentence : Global warming is the sun's fault.

Ex1 - sun

Ex2 - temperature