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Weather- Part 1
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- 1What is weather?the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
- 2What are some terms used to describe weather?temperature, wind, humidity, air pressure and precipitation
- 3What is the Earth's atmosphere?An envelope of gases that surround Earth
- 4Why is the atmosphere a system?Events in one part of the atmosphere affect other parts of the atmosphere
- 5What parts of the atmosphere interact?Air, wind, and temperature
- 6What are some properties of air?Mass, density and pressure
- 7What drives the motion of the atmosphere?The sun
- 8What is density?The amount of mass in a given volume of air
- 9What is air pressure?The result of the weight of air pushing on an area
- 10Why doesn't air pressure crush your desk or a car?The molecules push in all directions- down, up and sideways
- 11What instruments are used to measure air pressure?Mercury barometers and aneroid barometers
- 12How does altitude affect air pressure?Air pressure decreases as altitude increases
- 13What is altitude?Elevation, or distance above sea level
- 14What is the troposphere?The inner, or lowest. layer of the Earth's atmosphere
- 15In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere does weather occur?Troposphere
- 16Which layer is the troposphere in the Earth's atmosphere?The inner or lowest layer (also the shallowest)
- 17As altitude increases in the troposphere, what happens to the temperature?Decreases
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- 6th grade Science Flashcards on Weather- Part 1, created by Aimee DeCastro on 03/02/2017.
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