Atmosphere
What gas is known to let sunlight in but trap the heat in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gas
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
True or false - volcanic eruptions can effect the climate
True
Where do hurricanes occur?
(NOT tropical cyclones)
A scientist that studies weather and weather forecasting.
Meteorologist
Long-term or typical pattern of weather in a particular area
Climate
What layer do meteors typically burn up in?
Mesosphere
Name at least four characteristics that define weather
Temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, humidity, wind speed, air pressure
Name one factor that determines which type of cloud forms.
Temperature, amount of moisture in air, rate of cooling, altitude of condensation, meeting cold air
What is a way that weather can be predicted without sophisticated equipment.
Look at clouds or watching animal behavior
A collection of water droplets and dust particles that are caused by a drop in pressure and is visible from Earth
Cloud
What are the two layers of the atmosphere that airplanes can fly in?
Troposphere and stratosphere
Warm air rises, cools down and sinks back to Earth's surface.
What can happen when hot, fast, upward moving air currents meet col, downward moving air currents?
A tornado
Name three tools a meteorologist uses to predict the weather.
Computers, radar, satellites, weather monitoring stations, weather balloons, aircraft.
The force that the air around us exerts.
Atmospheric pressure
What do plants do to contribute to the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis, produce oxygen (O2)
Name at least two factors that affect the Earth's climate
Sun's heat, ocean currents, latitude
Which clouds have a wispy appearance?
Cirrus (High in the sky)
What is the effect used by radar to detect whether a storm is moving closer or farther way?
Doppler effect
A strong long lasting and organized thunderstorm fed by a consistently rotating updraft known as a mesocyclone
Supercell
How does wind move around the globe?
Warm air rises from the equator
Trade winds
Coriolis effect - Earth's rotation makes wind currents curve
Name four cloud types that have layers or sheets.
Stratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, altostratus, cirrostratus
What are the lines on a weather map that shows the regions of equal pressure?
Isobars
The effect of the spinning of the Earth, which forces winds and currents into a spiral.