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Question | Answer |
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weather | is the atmospheres conditions, along with short term changes, of a certain place at a certain time |
air pressure | the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface below is air pressure |
humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
relative humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air that is present |
dew point | is the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant |
precipitation | is water in a liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere |
water cycle | when water moves along oceans, land and in the atmosphere |
how many layers are in the atmosphere? | 5 |
what makes water vapor? | the amount of moisture in the air |
what is the closest atmospheric layer? | troposphere |
what is the second layer from earth? | stratosphere |
what makes up the atmosphere? | all of the layers on the atmosphere |
when a sponge absorbs to much water, will it run out of the sponge? | yes |
true or false the earth absorbs some of the suns rays? | true |
is the mesosphere farthest away from earths surface? | false |
weather is the atmospheric conditions along with short term changes of a certain place at a certain time | true |
variable | a quantity that can change |
temperature and rainfall are two variables | true |
air pressure is the average amount of kinetic energy in the atmosphere? | false |
humidity is the amount of water moisture in the air | true |
dew point is the amount of rainfall we get each year | false |
talking about the weather is one of the most common things to talk about? | true |
the amount of water in a room is also humidity | false |
when you breathe outside on a hot day you can see the water vapor coming out of your mouth | false |
if you breathe outside on a cold day you can see the water vapor coming out of your mouth | true |
this chapter is talking about weather | true |
the amount of kinetic energy in the room can determine humidity | false |