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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Weather and Climate
The science of the atmosphere and...,
A word used to denote the state o...,
An agregate or composite of weather
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Composition of the Atmosphere
What were thought in aristotle s ...,
What is the earth composed of,
Air is actually often a ____ of m...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: The Ozone Problem
What are the chemicals that have ...,
True or false cfcs are practicall...,
Cfcs are practically inert in the...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Extent and Structure of Atmosphere
The weight of the air above,
True or false the spot where the ...,
Name the four layers of the atmos...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Earth Sun Relationships
True of false the earth intercept...,
The most important control of our...,
____ represents more than 999 of ...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Mechanisms of Heat Transfer
Why are all matter said to contai...,
When a substance is heated its at...,
Atoms moving faster leads to a __...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Heating the Atmosphere
Only about ___ percent of the sol...,
What happens to the radiation tha...,
Although solar radiation travels ...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Solar Energy
What is solar energy,
True or false solar energy is free,
True or false solar energy is che...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Temperature Measurement
By adding the maximum and minimum...,
How is the daily temperature rang...,
The ____ is calculated by adding ...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: Controls of Temperature
What are four big factors in temp...,
Lands heats more rapidly and to _...,
Does land or water cool more rapidly
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 1: World Distribution of Temperature
Lines that connect places of equa...,
True or false isotherms generally...,
Isotherms show a n decrease incre...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Changes of State
Scientists agree that when it com...,
An odorless colorless gas that mi...,
In what unit do scientists measur...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Changes of State
Water vapor constitutes a small l...,
True or false water vapor is of r...,
Water vapor is an odorless colorl...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Humidity
The general term used to describe...,
The maximum possible quantity of ...,
The increase in the pressure that...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Condensation Aloft
The result of condensation may be...,
Saturation occurs either when ___...,
True or false heat near the earth...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Stability
Air that is heavier due to temper...,
Air that is cooler,
The stability of the air is deter...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Forceful Lifting
Air that is stable or conditional...,
This occurs when elevated terrain...,
As air ascends a mountain slope _...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Necessary Conditions
For any form of condensation to o...,
For condensation to occur there m...,
What forms as tiny bits of partic...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Clouds
A form of condensation best descr...,
What are the three forms recogniz...,
These clouds are high white and thin
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Fog
A cloud with its base at or very ...,
What is the difference essentiall...,
Clouds result when air rises and ...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Formation of Precipitation
A raindrop large enough to reach ...,
How does a cloud droplet get big ...,
What are the processes thought to...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Forms of Precipitation
Droplets large enough to be felt ...,
Small uniform drops that fall fro...,
Generally produced by nimbostratu...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Precipitation Measurement
Which form of precip is easiest t...,
How does the standard rain gauge ...,
What is a type of rain gauge that...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Pressure Measurement
When meteorologists measure atmos...,
Who invented the mercurial barometer,
What is the perk of the aneroid b...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Factors Affecting Wind
What is the horizontal movement t...,
Wind will move vertically if it i...,
Air flows from areas of ___ press...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Cyclones and Anticyclones
Centers of low pressure,
High pressure centers,
What do you call a net inflow aro...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: General Circulation
What is the underlying cause of wind,
In attempting to balance the diff...,
Near the equator the rising air i...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Circulation in Mid-Latitudes
Which direction is an anticycloni...,
Which direction is a cyclonic flow,
The ___ air is responsible for di...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Local Winds
In coastal area during the warm s...,
What happens as a result of the l...,
This develops from the low pressu...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Wind Measurement
What are two basic wind measurements,
Winds are always labeled by the d...,
What is the instrument most commo...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Wind Energy
What are some of the difficulties...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 3: Global Distribution
Regions under the influence of __...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Air Masses
Name for large bodies of air,
This explains why a region will e...,
The area where an air mass acquir...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Fronts
Boundaries that separate air mass...,
Fronts can form between any two _...,
Above the ground the frontal surf...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: The Middle Latitude Cyclone
The fronts described influence we...,
Where do wave cyclones form and c...,
Generally the position of the __ ...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Thunderstorms
In its most basic definition what...,
What type of instability occurs d...,
What type of clouds are associate...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Tornadoes
Violent windstorms that take the ...,
Drawn by the much lower pressure ...,
As the air streams inward it is s...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 4: Hurricanes
Whirling tropical cyclones that h...,
Why are hurricanes an increasing ...,
Discuss briefly the various names...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 5: Air Pollution
Give some examples of natural air...,
What is a natural consequence of ...,
5 examples of human created pollu...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 5: Climate of Cities
Urban heat island,
Urban areas have increased precip...
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The Atmosphere - Chapter 5: Human Impact
The atmosphere s ___ content alte...,
What are trace gases,
Name some important trace gases
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