Weather

The relationship between Earth's atmospheric properties and processes and its weather and climate

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Which is a form of oxygen in the stratosphere?

In which two layers of the atmosphere does the temperature decrease with increasing altitude?

Which layer of the atmosphere experiences the highest temperature?

What is one way that water vapor enters the atmosphere?

Clouds are classified mainly by shape and _____________.

Which process is not part of the water cycle?

Cloudy rainy weather usually indicates an area of _______________ pressure.

Which is the correct process for a cold front?

In the atmosphere there is a layer of gas called ozone. This ozone is important because it ______________.

In which layer of the atmosphere is atmospheric pressure the greatest?

Energy from the Sun heats Earth's surface. The heat then rises from Earth's surface and the gases in the atmosphere reflect the heat back to Earth. This process is called ____________.

Which is NOT what happens to solar energy that reaches Earth?

The _____________ is the source of all energy in Earth's atmosphere

As air in Earth's atmosphere is heated by the Sun, the warmer air expands and becomes less dense than the cooler air. As a result, the warmer air rises and the cooler air sinks. This cycle of warm air rising and cool air sinking is called _________.

__________ and the spinning of Earth act together to drive the surface currents of the oceans.

Tropical weather systems-- for example, hurricanes--are moved in the direction of the tradewinds. What direction would that be?

___________ are important because weather systems move along their paths.

What is the correct or of layers in the atmosphere from Earth's surface into outer space?

A(n) ____________ shows weather conditions at one specific location.

The jet stream bends and changes position as it moves around Earth. With its high winds, it can bring an air mass from Canada to the United States. When the jet stream bends to the south with that Canadian air mass, how will the weather change?

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