Ch 2 Weather & Atmosphere Review

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Rain, Sleet, Snow and Hail are all forms of water particles that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

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Precipitation

Front

It is separated into different layers, but all of the air surrounding the Earth.

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Atmosphere

Front

We happen to live in this layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs.

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Troposphere

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How high something is located above the Earth's surface

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Altitude

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This layer gives us the MOST protection from harmful UV rays.

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Ozone Layer

Front

Maritime polar air masses are

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Moist and cool

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A stalled front that may bring many days of clouds and precipitation

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Stationary front

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This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

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cirrus cloud

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Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

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rainy weather

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Which term best describes water vapor?

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Gas