Chapter 11-13 Earth's Atmosphere

Which is the primary cause of wind?

Which process takes up latent heat?

The sun provides the Earth with thermal energy in the form of 

The force exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere above it is called

What instrument is used to calculate wind speed?

The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location is called

Rapid rushes of air in a cumulonimbus cloud can cause friction of particles resulting in

Narrow bands of fast moving wind located between wind system boundaries are called

Almost all weather, clouds, and storms occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

What do we call short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that affect the environment?

What do we call the instruments used for gathering upper atmospheric data?

Which scale is used to measure hurricanes?

Which gas is the least abundant in Earth's atmosphere?

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

Which major wind system is located between 30 and 60 degree latitude?

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

What do we call the narrow region between two air masses of different densities?

The amount of water vapor present in a volume of air compared to the most it can "hold" is 

The temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation is called

At which altitude do middle clouds begin to form?

An air mass that bring cool moist air to the Northern California coast is referred to as

Which type of atmospheric lifting causes clouds to form over mountains?

Which of these is considered a low cloud?

The lowest level (closest to the Earth) is called the

Hail, sleet, snow, and rain are all forms of 

How do we refer to an area over which a air mass forms?