Intro To Meteorology

Question 1

The study of the earths atmosphere

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Meteorology

Question 2

The envelope of gasses surrounding the earth

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Atmosphere

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___% ______ supports respiration,combustion/burning, and oxidation

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21% oxygen

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___% _____> inactive gas that has the purpose of diluting the amount of oxygen

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78% nitrogen

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__% ___________>hydrogen, carbon dioxide, helium

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1% many other gases

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A long time ago people thought the aurora borealis was an omen of ____

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Disaster

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The atmosphere protects life on earth in 2 ways

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1. Traps heat from the sun to sustain life

2. Shields earth from ultra violent radiation and burns up meteoroids

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Mixture of the gases up to 50 miles

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Homosphere

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Layers of gases above 50 miles seperated by their density>heaviest is nitrogen at the bottom

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Heterosphere

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Lowest layer up to 10 miles where weather occurs> temps vary but will definitely decrease with attitude=the lapse rate-drops 3.5 every 1,000 feet up to 6.8 miles then steady at -67*

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Troposphere

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Second layer extending up to 31 miles>temp increases as you go up-67* to 32* at the top

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Stratosphere

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Weather is so complex that it is impossible to predict it more than ____ in advance

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2 weeks

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The energy in a large thunder storm can be greater than the destructive power of an ____ ____

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Atomic bomb

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One lightning bolt can contain 100 million volts and can scorch the air to a temperature of 50,000 degrees which is __ times hotter than he surface of the sun

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5

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Troposphere means sphere of ____

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Change

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Stratosphere means sphere of ____

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Layers

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Today we have ___ international satellites in orbit watching the weather

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17

Question 18

One third of the United States ____ depends on weather analysis

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Economy

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Third layer up to 50 miles> now temp decreases again to -130>has high winds in many directions

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Mesosphere

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Fourth layer up to 400miles> no shelter from solar radiation= very hot> extremely cold at night

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Thermosphere

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Part of the stratosphere>ozone has absorbs harmful ultraviolet light

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Ozone layer

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Part of the thermosphere electrical charges of gases allows reflection of radio waves=used to transmit the waves over long distances>microwave over is not affected by this & is used to communicate with satellites & spacecraft

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Ionosphere

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Atomic particles trapped in the earths magnetic field>protects us from cosmetic & solar radiation causes that aurora borealis= northern lights

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Magnetosphere

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Measure of the suns energy reaches the earth>roughly 60 to 75%

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Solar constant

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The process of earth absorbing the suns radiation and then warming the air through infrared radiation

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Green house effect

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The gases in the atmosphere that absorb the suns radiation and emit infrared radiation heating the air carbon dioxide/water vapor=green house gasses

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Green house gases

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The process by which of transferring infrared radiation

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Conduction

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Process by which energy is carried from one place to another=hot air is lighter=rises=replaced by cold air=wind & weather

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Convection

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Is still forming Alaska

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Glaciers and volcanoes

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It must be ____ and the sky must be ____

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Dark, clear

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The northern lights are ________ from the ____

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Charged particles, sun

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They are limited in supply and will __ __

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Run out

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Burning them releases harmful wastes and

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Gases

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Without a normal greenhouse effect our planet would be ___ degrees colder

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60

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The condition in the atmosphere at any given time

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Temperature

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Weight of gases in the atmosphere

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Atmospheric pressure

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The amount of water vapor in the air

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Humidity

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Total amount of water vapor a certain volume of air holds

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Absolute

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The ratio of the amount of water the air does hold compared to the amount of water it can hold at a certain temperature

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Relative

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Direction (from where it is coming from)> wind increasing the effectiveness of airs ability to evaporate moisture

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Wind speed

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Water that falls from the sky to the surface

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Precipitation