The Atmosphere

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Aerology    is the study of    The Atmosphere Science & Nature > Ologies

Coniology    is the study of    Dust in the Atmosphere Science & Nature > Ologies

Oxygen is the Most Common Gas in the Atmosphere    is    False Nitrogen 78.08%, Oxygen 20.95% Misc > True or False

Air    is    The Mixture of Gases Composing the Atmosphere Oxygen accounts for 20.946% of the total Science & Nature > Weather

Evapotranspiration    is    The Total Amount of Water Transferred from the Surface to the Atmosphere Science & Nature > Weather

Cirrus Duplicatus    are    Stacked Sheets of Cirrus at Different Layers of the Atmosphere May be linked by strands which pass between the layers Science & Nature > Clouds

Freezing Level    is    The Altitude in the Atmosphere Where the Temperature Equals 32F Science & Nature > Weather

Greenhouse Effect    is    The Warming of the Atmosphere by the Trapping of Earth's Longwave Radiation The gases most responsible for this effect are water vapor and carbon dioxide. Science & Nature > Weather

Lapse Rate    is    The Change in Temperature With Altitude in the Atmosphere Science & Nature > Weather

Precipitation    is    Liquid or Solid Water Molecules That Fall from the Atmosphere and Reach the Ground Science & Nature > Weather

Pressure    is    The Force Exerted by the Interaction of the Atmosphere and Gravity Also known as atmospheric pressure. Science & Nature > Weather

Rain    is    Liquid Water Droplets That Fall from the Atmosphere Having diameters greater than drizzle. Science & Nature > Weather

Turbulence    is    Disrupted Flow in the Atmosphere That Produces Gusts Science & Nature > Weather

Outcrop    means    A Segment of Bedrock Exposed to the Atmosphere Science & Nature > Geology