Atmosphere Vocabulary Flashcard

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What type of cloud is thin and wispy and forms at high altitudes?

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Cirrus cloud

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What is fog?

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A cloud that forms close to the ground over warm water or a low-lying area.

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What do you call water in gas form that is found in the atmosphere?

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Water vapor.

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What is it called when gases like water vapor, ozone, and carbon dioxide trap the sun's heat in the atmosphere?

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Greenhouse effect.

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What is released into the air during breathing and decomposition?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What are the main components of the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and trace gases.

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What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?

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Atmosphere.

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What is the main gas that plants absorb from the atmosphere?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the term for the movement of air in the atmosphere?

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Wind.