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118. Layers of the Atmosphere
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Layers our atmosphere is divided by
We live in the troposphere.
We live in the Troposphere.
Thermosphere satellites are here |
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119. Changing States of Water
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The stages of what water can change into.
Changing states of water is part of the water cycle.
Ice is when water freezes
Liquid is when ice melts
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Energy released or absorbed
Water can experience latent heat in the water cycle.
Evaporation is happens when water experiences lots of heat
Condensation us when water is getting colder because heat is taken away
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121. Saturation Point
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A stage where nothing more can be absorbed.
Once a sponge reaches its saturation point you should squeeze it out to be able to absorb more stuff.
Sponge can reach a point where it cant absorb any water
Bread can get to the point where it cant absorb water
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122. Relative Humidity
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Amount of water needed for saturation at same temperature.
Theres some relative humidity around my environment which makes the leaves wet.
Dew on leaves
Water droplets on leaves, etc.
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123. Hygrometer (sling psychrometer)
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Used to measure relative humidity.
I used a hygrometer to measure how humid it was outside in the morning.
Weather station uses these to help predict humidity
Chance of rain because higher humility
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Temperature needed to cool water to turn water vapor into water.
Dew point causes water to form around the outside of your cold glass of water.
Morning grass has this because of the weather outside
Water glass gets cold so makes water on glass
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Mass of condensed water vapor.
As I look up in the sky I saw some pretty dark clouds which means it might rain.
Stratus cloud
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Volume of air of hot or warm temperature and water vapor.
A warm air mass can bring in light rain.
Warm air mass can bring ok weather
Cold air mass can bring pretty bad weather |
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128. Air Pressure
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Weight of the atmosphere pressing down.
As I go up I started to feel less air pressure.
High air pressure can feel heavy
Low air pressure can feel pretty light |
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Item used to measure air pressure.
As I was going up I used a barometer to measure how much air pressure I was experiencing
Tool
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We use wind to spin windmills/turbines for power.
Global surface winds
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A map used to show pressure.
We use a isobar map to help predict weather.
High pressure fair weather
Low pressure stormy weather
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132. Factors affecting winds
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Factors that will alter winds
There are many factors that affect winds which can make it go east, west, etc.
Coriolis effect
Earth's rotation
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133. Condensation Nuclei
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Small particle where water vapor condenses
After leaving some ocean water in a cup out condensation nuclei occured and left some sea salt.
Sea salt come from evaporated salt water
Small soil has water condensed from inside of it
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System of rotating winds.
Where I was living we experienced some cyclones so winds there were pretty brutal.
Great Bhola Cyclone
Counterclockwise spin
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135. Anticyclones
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Weather system with high pressure in the center.
Anticylones usually brings up pretty nice days.
Calm weather
Clockwise spin |
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Leads a cooler mass of air
We had pretty gloomy weather after experiencing a cold front
Windy and really bad weather weather
Blue with triangles on map
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After having a warm front we experienced pretty mild weather
Mild weather
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138. Stationary Front
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A event where air masses reach a stalemate and they are stuck
During a stationary front neither cold air or warm air gets pass.
Trench warfare stalemate
People with same strength arm wrestling
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139. Occluded Front
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When a cold front overtakes a warm front
If there's a occluded front expect some bad weather
Storms
Winds |
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140. More Factors Affecting Winds
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We've been experiencing el nino lately
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If I went to a beach I would want my water to feel like La Nina
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143. Doppler Effect
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Increase in sound, etc. waves
After turning up my music I started the doppler effect
Increasing volume
Increasing vibrations |
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Layer in earth's atmosphere that absorbs UV rays.
The ozone layer helps protect us from the full sun rays
Stratosphere is where it's located
UV ray sponge
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145. Greenhouse Effect
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Where thermal radiation gets absorbed and reflecting
We should stop the greenhouse effect because it could harm us and the environment
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146. Global Warming
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Increase in earth temperature
Global warming makes our environment hotter and hotter.
Fever
Increase in carbon dioxide, etc.
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