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Energy in the Atmosphere
WindsHeat TransferWater in the Atmosphere Precipitation
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 100100
What is the direct transfer What is the direct transfer of energy by of energy by
electromagnetic waves?electromagnetic waves?
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 200200
Which color of visible light Which color of visible light has the shortest has the shortest
wavelength?wavelength?
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 300300
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What are the What are the three forms of three forms of
radiation from the radiation from the sun?sun?
Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 400400
What is the form of What is the form of energy with wavelengths energy with wavelengths
that are longer than that are longer than visible light?visible light?
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 500500
What is the process by What is the process by which gases hold heat which gases hold heat
in the air?in the air?
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer200200
How many degrees Celsius How many degrees Celsius are there between the are there between the
freezing point and boiling freezing point and boiling point of water?point of water?
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer300300
What are the three What are the three ways heat is ways heat is transferred?transferred?
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WindsWinds300300
What is the name of What is the name of the instrument that the instrument that
measures wind speed?measures wind speed?
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WindsWinds400400
What are the names of What are the names of the three major wind the three major wind
belts?belts?
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Water in the Water in the AtmosphereAtmosphere
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What is the movement of What is the movement of water between the water between the
atmosphere and the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface called?Earth’s surface called?
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How are clouds formed?How are clouds formed?
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What is a psychrometer?What is a psychrometer?
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Water in the Water in the AtmosphereAtmosphere
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What are the three main What are the three main types of clouds?types of clouds?
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Precipitation Precipitation 100100
List four common List four common types of types of
precipitation.precipitation.
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Precipitation Precipitation 300300
What device is used to What device is used to measure precipitation?measure precipitation?
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Precipitation Precipitation 400400
What must happen What must happen before precipitation before precipitation
can fall from a cloud?can fall from a cloud?
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Precipitation Precipitation 500500
What kind of cloud What kind of cloud produces hail?produces hail?
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 300300
Visible lightVisible light
Infracted radiationInfracted radiation
Ultraviolet radiationUltraviolet radiation
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 400400
Infrared RadiationInfrared Radiation
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Energy in the Atmosphere Energy in the Atmosphere 500500
Greenhouse EffectGreenhouse Effect
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer100100
The total energy of The total energy of motion in the motion in the molecules of a molecules of a
substance.substance.
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer300300
RadiationRadiation
ConductionConduction
ConvectionConvection
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer400400
The average amount of The average amount of energy of motion in the energy of motion in the
molecules of a substance.molecules of a substance.
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Heat TransferHeat Transfer500500
The energy transferred The energy transferred from a hotter object to a from a hotter object to a
cooler object.cooler object.
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WindsWinds100100
Wind is the horizontal Wind is the horizontal movement of air from an movement of air from an area of high pressure to area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.an area of low pressure.
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WindsWinds200200
Global winds are the Global winds are the movement between movement between the equator and the the equator and the
poles.poles.
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WindsWinds400400
Trade WindsTrade Winds
Prevailing WesterliesPrevailing Westerlies
Polar EasterliesPolar Easterlies
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WindsWinds500500
Jet streams are bands of Jet streams are bands of high-speed winds about high-speed winds about
10 kilometers above 10 kilometers above the earth’s surface.the earth’s surface.
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Water in the Water in the AtmosphereAtmosphere
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Humidity is a measure of Humidity is a measure of the amount of water the amount of water
vapor in the air.vapor in the air.
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Water in the Water in the AtmosphereAtmosphere
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Clouds are formed when Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air water vapor in the air
becomes liquid water or ice becomes liquid water or ice crystals.crystals.
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A psychrometer measures A psychrometer measures relative humidity.relative humidity.
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CumulusCumulus
StratusStratus
CirrusCirrus
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Precipitation Precipitation 100100
RainRain
SleetSleet
HailHail
Freezing RainFreezing Rain
SnowSnow
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Precipitation Precipitation 200200
Precipitation is any form of Precipitation is any form of water that fall from clouds water that fall from clouds
and reaches Earth’s and reaches Earth’s surface.surface.
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Precipitation Precipitation 400400
Cloud droplets must Cloud droplets must grow heavy enough to grow heavy enough to
fall through the air.fall through the air.
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Simons, B. B. 2000. Science Explorer: Weather and Climate. Needham, Simons, B. B. 2000. Science Explorer: Weather and Climate. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall.MA: Prentice Hall.