WX 201 Exam 1 |Complete And Graded A+
Atmosphere
Collection of gaseous molecules, small liquid and solid particles
Latitude
The angular distance along the meridian from the point in question to the equator
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 degrees south
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 degrees Nor...
WX 201 Exam 1 |Complete And Graded A+
Atmosphere
Collection of gaseous molecules, small liquid and solid particles
Latitude
The angular distance along the meridian from the point in question to the equator
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 degrees south
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 degrees North
Weather
atmospheric conditions at any particular place or time
Climate
Accumulation of weather weekly, monthly, seasonally. "accumulation of weather"
Density
Mass of anything
Layers of atmosphere
troposphere (tropopause), (isothermal), stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Spheres of Earth
lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
Tropopause
The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Atmospheric Gasses
Nitrogen 78% Oxygen 21% Argon Less than 1% CO2 0.04% Methane .0002% H2O vapor 0-3%
Greenhouse Effect
Gasses in atmosphere trap heat from sun to heat up
Sensible Heat
the heat we can feel and measure with a thermometer
Evaporation
The change of state from a liquid to a gas
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