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118. Layers of the atmosphere
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Def: There are 4 layers of our atmosphere. They are all above earth traveling up.
Sen: We humans live on the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
Ex1: Thermosphere
Ex2: Stratoshpere |
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119. Changing states of water
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Def: The transformation of water going to either a water, liquid, or gas.
Sen: If i have a cup of ice and sit it in the sun it will melt, it went from a solid to a liquid.
Ex1: A pot of rice and water on the stove and the steam that it gives off.
Ex2: A melted cup of ice.
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Def: A heat that is needed to convert as solid to a liquid or gas.
Sen: A latent hea can be found in the kiten such as a stove.
Ex1: A stove top
Ex2: An Oven |
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121. [image] Saturation Point
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Def: A stage where a substance can no longer be absored or dissolved.
Sen: I see saturated point when i am dissolving salt into water.
Ex1: salt in water
Ex2: Sugar in coffe |
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Def: The amount of water vapor that is in the air and the percentage of the needed saturation.
Sen: If water vappor is 20 degrees C then the relative humidity is 52%.
Ex1: Water vapor
Ex2: Saturation |
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Def: An instrument used to measure the humidity of the air or gas.
Sen: Hygrometers are used alot by Meteorologists.
Ex1: Atmosphere
Ex2: Meteorologists |
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Def: The temperature in which water droplets condence and dew can form.
Sen: I see Dew on the grass in the moring.
Ex1:Grass
Ex2: Tree |
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125. Adiabatic Rate
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Def: A visible mass of condensed waterr vapor floating in the atmmosphere, high above the ground.
Sen: Precipitation comes from clouds
Ex1: rainfall
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Def: A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidiy and pressure.
Sen: A cold air mass can come from anyside and go over many places.
Ex1: Cold air
Ex2: Hot air
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| 128. Air pressure [image] |
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Def: The force sxerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.
Sen: The air pressurre of the sea level is 101.325
Ex1: Sea level
Ex2:Force |
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Def:An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure.
Sen: this is used a lot when predicting weather.
Ex1: Forecast
Ex2: altitude |
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Def: The natural movement of the air.
Sen: wind blows outside and can at times be dangerous.
Ex1: breeze
Ex2: air current |
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Def: An imaginary line or line on a map connecting places of equal barometic pressure.
Sen: They have equal points of pressure.
Ex1: barometer
Ex2: Pressure |
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132. Factors affecting wind |
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The facrors: coriolis effct, friction, pressure gradients.
Sen: The pressure gradients are the ones that effect the pressure gradients.
Ex1: The climate
Ex2: The season |
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133. Condensation Nuclei |
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Def: The size of a cloud droplet on which water vapor condenses.
Sen: They are also called cloud seeds.
Ex1: CCN
Ex2: 0.2 µm |
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Def: A system of winds rotating inward yo a area of low atmospheric pressure.
Sen: They can go clockwise ore counterclockwise.
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Def: A weather system with a high atmospheric pressure in the center and it slowly goes in a circle.
Sen: It rotates clockwise.
Ex1: Cyclone
Ex2: Tornado |
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