Weather and Climate Vocabulary Study Guide

What is the condition of the Earth at a particular time and place?

• climate

• weather

• temperature

• air pressure

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The height above sea level.

• height

• altitude

• jet streams

• stratosphere

I am found in the layer of the Stratosphere and protects us from ultra violet radiation. *Rays bounce back into outer space.

• Ultraviolet Radiation

• Ozone Layer

• Magnosphere

• Thermosphere

Harmful rays of radiation from the sun that causes skin cancer, eye damage, and sunburn

• Ozone Layer

• U.V. Rays AKA Ultraviolet Radiation

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Sunlight

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The force of air pushing down on you in all directions.

• air

• mass

• air pressure

• jet streams

A weather tool used to measure air pressure. Can be measured in millibars (mb), inches(in), millimeters (mm), and centimeters(cm).

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• psychrometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Very fast moving bands of wind, over 180km/hour, blows from East to West.

• altitude

• jet streams

• high speed winds

• wind gusts

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I am layer of gases surrounding the Earth that makes conditions suitable for organisms (living things).

• atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• oxygen

• Nitrogen

Which winds blow from West to East and allow airplanes to glide in the wind save fuel?

• Polar Easterlies

• jet streams

• prevailing westerlies

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True or False: Altitude affects air pressure

• True

• False