MIA science quiz

current gases around the earth

• atmosphere

• altitude

• stable

force exerted on a surface by air above it

• air pressure

• wind

• stratopshere

height of an object or structure above a reference level, like seal level or Earth's surface

• altitude

• wind

• air pressure

layer of gases surrounding a planet

• atmosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

movement of air from high pressure to low pressure areas

• wind

• humidity

• precipitation

firmly fixed or not likely to move

• atmosphere

• intact

• stable

conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time

• atmosphere

• weather

• conditions

how the atmosphere behaves over a LONG period of time

• wind

• weather

• climate

which of the following DO NOT help determined climate

• atmosphere

• humidity

• precipitation

• temperatire

Weather consists of DAILY temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, wind, and atmospheric pressure

• true

• false