Meteorology

- the percent of water vapor in the air relative to the total amount the air can hold

• humidity
• heat index
• weather
• relative humidity

- the amount of water vapor in the air.

• weather
• humidity
• fog
• dew point

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- the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• climate
• weather
• relative humidity
• heat indes

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What is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Argon
• Carbon Dioxide

Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.

• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere

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The force exerted by the air above is called____

• convergence
• air pressure
• divergence
• the Coriolis effect

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The atmosphere is composed of

• mostly oxygen
• all hydrogen
• a mixture of gases
• H20

Oxygen makes up _______ percent of the atmosphere.

• 78
• 30
• 21
• 1

As altitude increases, pressure __________.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• rises

^{The amount of water in the air}

• Dew point
• Rain
• Isobar
• Humidity

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