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Please click the "Get Adobe Flash Player" link below so you can see this content. If you are still seeing this message, please contact customer support.| Name: | Earth's Atmosphere - 7.E.1.1 |
| Description: | 7.E.1.1 Compare the composition, properties and structure of Earth’s atmosphere to include: mixtures of gases and differences in temperature and pressure within layers. |
| # Cards: | 17 |
| Q1: | The characteristic weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. |
| A1: | climate |
| Q2: | A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object. |
| A2: | temperature |
| Q3: | Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, or hail. |
| A3: | precipitation |
| Q4: | The amount of water vapor in air. |
| A4: | humidity |
| Q5: | The force of air molecules pushing on an area. |
| A5: | air pressure |
| Q6: | The horizontal movement of air caused by differences in air pressure. |
| A6: | wind |
| Q7: | The mixture of gases that surrounds the solid Earth. |
| A7: | atmosphere |
| Q8: | The layer of the atmosphere nearest Earth's surface. This layger contains about 80 percent of the total mass of the atmosphere, including almost all of the water vapor present in the atmopshere. Layer A in the diagram above. |
| A8: | troposphere |
| Q9: | Small amounts of water are retained and held by animals. When animals breathe, their lungs release water vapor to the atmosphere. |
| A9: | respiration |
| Q10: | The process by which green plants and other producers use simple compounds and energy from light to make sugar, an energy-rich compound. |
| A10: | photosynthesis |
| Q11: | The process by which liquid changes into gas. |
| A11: | evaporation |
| Q12: | The process by which a gas changes into a liquid. |
| A12: | condensation |
| Q13: | The force of air molecules pushing on an area. Also known as atmospheric pressure. |
| A13: | air pressure |
| Q14: | The condition of Earth's atomosphere at a particular time and place. |
| A14: | weather |
| Q15: | A storm with lightening and thunder. |
| A15: | thunderstorm |
| Q16: | A violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground. |
| A16: | tornado |
| Q17: | A tropical low-pressure system with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (74 mph) or more. |
| A17: | hurricane |
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