Layers of Atmosphere
Key Concepts
Key Terms
Weather Instruments
Weather Patterns
100
rain,snow,storms,and most clouds occur here
What is the troposphere
100
what are some major sources of pollution?
What are human activites
100
the amount of mass in a given volume of air
What is density
100
this instrument used to measure wind speed
What is a anemometer
100
a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lighting
What is a thunderstorm
200
this layer is 12-50km it also has the ozone layer here
What is the stratosphere
200
what causes smog and acid rain
What is the burning of fossil of fuels
200
the force pushing on an area or surface is known as
What is pressure
200
an instrument used to measure precipitation
What is rain gauge
200
a sudden spark or electrical discharge
What is lighting
300
this layer protects earth's surface and its also the middle layer that has an altitude of 80 kilometers
What is mesosphere
300
what are the properties of air
what is density and pressure
300
harmful substances in the air water or soil
What are pollutants
300
an instrument to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
300
a rapidly whirling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud and touches earth surface
What is a tornado
400
this layer has the outer limit,its sometimes called heat but its really cold here
What is the thermosphere
400
what are the main types of fronts
cold,warm,stationary,and occluded fronts
400
has an airtight metal chamber
What is aneriod barometer
400
an instrument that consists of a glass tube open at the bottom
What is a mercury barometer
400
water that pours into a stream or river that banks its overflow,covering the surrounding land
What is floods
500
this layer helps you get signal on your cell phone and get picture on your TV
What is the exosphere
500
what are the major types of air masses
What are the maritime tropical,continental tropical, maritime polar, and continental polar
500
elevation or the distance above sea level
What is altitude
500
an instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
500
a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher
What is a hurricane
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