| A | B |
|---|
| Weather Variables | temperature air pressure wind moisture cloud precipiation storms |
| Troposphere | Atmosphere above earth where weather is |
| Insolation | INcoming SOlar radiaTION |
| Temperature | average kinetic energy of particles |
| Isotherms | modeled by use of isolines |
| Sun | source of heat in atmosphere |
| Ways atmosphere heated | conduction from earth, isolation by gases & aerosols, long wave infrared from earth, condensation & sublimation, Coriolis wind friction |
| convection currents | air pressure differences, cells of winds |
| gas expands | temperature decreases |
| gas compressed | temperature increases |
| increased altitude | temperature decreases |
| decreased altitude | temperature increases |
| conduction | heat from earth into air in atmosphere |
| direct absorption of insolation | by gases and aerosals in atmosphere |
| Absorption of long wave radiation | due to water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide |
| condensation and sublimation | dsicharge heat when clouds, fog, dew, frost form |
| Coriolis effect heat production | friction where atmosphere and earth |
| atmospheric pressure | barometric pressure, air pressure |
| atmospheric pressure | weith of atmosphere pushing down |
| barometer | measures air pressure |
| millibars | barometric pressure reading |
| greater water vapor | lower air pressure and density |
| lower water vapor | greater air pressure and density |
| greater altitude | lower air pressure |
| lower altitude | greater air pressure and density |
