atmosphere (extracted from test)

white surface…

reflects light

Lapse rate

the drop in temperature as you go higher in the atmosphere

Troposphere

the layer of the atmosphere that contains all our weather

Stratosphere

the second layer of the atmosphere containing “jet streams”

The order of the layers of our atmosphere

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

orographic/relief precipitation

the type of rain caused as clouds are forced to rise over a mountain

how does wind travel

high pressure to low pressure

Chinook winds

type of wind that moves down the side of a mountain and raises the temp of the area it comes into contact with

sea breeze

the type of air movement that brings cold air inland from the sea during the summer

how are winds classified

by origin

Occluded front

the type of front occurs when cold front overturns a warm front

what is needed for hurricane to form

warm water, moist air, low upper level winds

Hurricanes can spawn tornadoes due to path of the winds

true

climate graphs show average temp and rainfall/precipitation

true

mountain barriers

the climate control characteristic of leeward side and windward side