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Atmosphere Part III
Study Guide
Ms. Clancy
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List the order of Earth’s atmospheric layers from bottom to top.
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__________________ causes clouds to reflect a portion of sunlight back into space.
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Earth’s albedo value is ___________________.
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
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Solar radiation heats up ____________ surface. This heating is concentrated at the
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________________ air is dry and has very low ______________.
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Define:
 ELR (Environmental Lapse Rate)
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DALR (Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate)
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SALR (Wet Adiabatic Lapse Rate)
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Condensation Level
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Relative Humidity
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Clouds form at _______% relative humidity.
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Precipitation
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Orographic Lifting
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Coriolis Effect
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Due to the Coriolis Effect deflected air moves ____________ in the southern
hemisphere and ________________ in the northern hemisphere.
List and define the four different types of weather fronts.
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What are the differences between a Stable and Unstable Air Mass?
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Label the above diagram with the following terms:
 Leeward, windward, adiabatic heating, adiabatic cooling, DALR, SALR, wet side, dry side,
air rising, air sinking, condensation level
 What is DALR rate? ________________
 What is SALR rate? ________________
 Describe and explain the process that is happening in the diagram above.
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Describe and explain how Dew Point and Relative Humidity are related to cloud formation and
cloud base altitude?
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