Cloud Types Common cloud classifications Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of this classification system (Ahrens‚ 1994). Latin Root | | Translation | | Example | cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus | | heap layer curl of hair rain | | fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus | Further classification identifies clouds
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weather systems that produce precipitation and surface winds. The troposphere extends from ground level to about 15-17 km above the equator. • The Stratosphere: The stratosphere extends from 10-50km above the earths surface. • The mesosphere: The mesosphere extends about 80km above the earths surface. Temperatures fall rapidly due to no water vapour‚ cloud or dust. The winds in this area can reach 3000km/h. • The thermosphere: In the thermosphere‚ temperatures rise rapidly reaching up to
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Acknowledgement It is a great opportunity for me to write about subject like “Climate Change”. At the time of preparing this term paper I am gone through different books and websites which helps me to get acquired with new topics. I can usually focusing on the topics which are important for us to understand about thus subject easily. I acknowledge my deepest gratitude to our dearest English teacher Sir Benedict Geropn who is always sincere and helpful in making us understand the different
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and Springfield Definition of term meteorology The definition of term meteorology is an ancient Greek word. The meteorons is translated to things in the air. Layers of the Atmosphere Layers of the Atmosphere are Troposphere‚ Stratosphere‚ Mesosphere‚ and Thermosphere. Structure of Atmosphere The structure of Atmosphere is that all four layers have to do their own job that means different to each other. Atmospheric Composition Atmospheric composition is the dry air of water that vapor that
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INTRODUCTION For millennia mankind has inhabited the third planet from the sun; the planet that supports life and is know to us as Earth. Although there has been life on Earth for quite sometime‚ it is only in the past few centuries that man has come to learn about what makes up the interior of this planet. The English scientist‚ Isaac Newton‚ can be seen as a pioneer in regards to learning about the Earth ’s interior‚ as he calculated from his studies of planets and the force of gravity‚ that
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environment problem. 1.8 1. Pressure decreases with higher altitudes. Pressure decreases at a decreasing rate with an increase in altitude until‚ beyond an altitude of about 35 kilometers‚ the decrease is negligible. 3. Troposphere‚ stratosphere‚ mesosphere‚ thermosphere. All of our weather occurs in the troposphere 4. The temperature increases in the atmosphere because it absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
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Article on Natural environment Natural environment The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living specie. The concept of the natural environment can be distinguished by components: Complete ecological units that function as natural systems without massive human intervention‚ including all vegetation‚ microorganisms‚ soil‚ rocks‚ atmosphere and natural phenomena
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side of the mountain -The atmosphere is primarily made out of Nitrogen (78%). -Lowest Albedo = Forest‚ Second Choice Grass but its Shiney. -Sunspots are cooler than the corona that surrounds the sun. Its the most outer layer. -Radio Signals in the mesosphere and the thermosphere are bounced in the Ionosphere. -The Boundary that separates a moist air mass from a dry air mass is called Dry Line Or Dew Point Front. -All Weather occurs in the Troposphere. -Ozone Layer is located in the Stratosphere. -Fresh
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Atmosphere A thick gaseous envelope surrounding the earth is called atmosphere. The density of air in the atmosphere varies with altitude. Atmosphere is divided into five different layers or zones: * Troposphere * Stratosphere * Mesosphere * Ionosphere * Exosphere Composition of atmospheric air Gas | Relative %age Volume | Nitrogen (N2) | 78.09 | Oxygen (O2) | 20.93 | Argon (A) | 00.93 | Carbon di oxide (CO2) | 0.032 | Miscellaneous | 0.02 | Total | 100.000
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1. Identify all of the types of plate boundaries that are associated with active volcanism. a. Divergent b. Convergent 2. Identify all of the different observations Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift. a. Fossil distribution b. Match of mountain belts among North America‚ Europe‚ and Greenland c. Fit of continents‚ matching rock units d. Glacial deposits (moving away from Antartica) 3. Identify all of the different observations used to support Harry Hess’ theory
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