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Atmospheric Composition
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1. A tropical depression is the first phase in the formation of a
2. The thermosphere is also called the
3. "Which of the following is the highest layer of the atmosphere?"
4. Large temperature differences and strong pressure differences between warm and cold air cause the formation of the
5. Sea surface temperature changes greater than 0.5°C for greater than 5 months across the central tropical Pacific Ocean are known as
6. When moving through the eye wall of a hurricane and into the eye, surface pressure
7. In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?
8. An isobar is a
9. A sudden change in the wind’s direction or speed with increasing altitude is called
10. "Which of the following is the highest layer of the atmosphere?"
11. Which two gases make up the majority of the Earth’s gases?
12. Tornadoes of the F4/F5 category account for what percent of deaths?
13. Large temperature differences and strong pressure differences between warm and cold air cause the formation of the
14. The northern and southern lights are found in the
15. A tropical depression is the first phase in the formation of a
16. Tornadoes of the F4/F5 category account for what percent of deaths?
17. A long, narrow, upper atmosphere current of fast moving air is known as a
18. A sudden change in the wind’s direction or speed with increasing altitude is called