The trade winds blow from the high-pressure regions of the horse latitudes toward the _____________.

Surface winds at poles that are caused by the Coriolis effect are called what?

These are surface winds that blow from the horse latitudes toward the poles to about 60 degrees.

You can find these strong, narrow winds in the upper troposphere.

Winds that seasonally change direction (reverse) are called what?

The earth's rotation affects the course of the winds. This is known as what?

The atmosphere is the _________________________.

Water vapor is the term for the ______________ form of water.

This layer of the atmosphere is located directly above the tropopause.

This is the outermost layer of the atmosphere.

The ratio of solar radiation reflected by an object to the solar radiation that it strikes is _____________.

A convection current is a current that is set into motion by the process of __________________.

How many global convection cells are around the earth?

The most abundant gas in the homosphere is ____________.

Which layer is the earth's "weather layer"?

Which of the following is NOT a type of ultra-violet radiation?

The horizontal movement of air is called ___________.

The process in which the temperature of a gas rises as teh gas is compresses with NO lost HEAT is _______________.

The down-slope wind that is caused by cooling air near the slope.

A ______________ occurs when winds circulate around a low and rotate due to the Coriolis effect.

Dense cold air that flows from higher to lower elevations due to gravity.

The process in which the temperature of a gas drops and no heat is added.

A daytime up slope wind that is caused by heating og air near the surface.

These winds are in Southern California and are often dusty and dry.

The coldest point in the atmosphere is in the ________________.

Insolation is solar energy that reaches the earth's surface.

Most of earth's weather is caused by _________________.

What is the outermost layer of the earth?