This sphere of the earth is composed of all living things
What is the biosphere?
Occurs on a surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase
What is evaporation?
I am associated with "happy" weather
What is a High pressure system?
I measure the direction of the wind
What is a wind vane?
Weather occurs here
What is the troposphere?
I am a sphere of the earth composed of gases
What is the atmosphere?
Water vapor that leaves plants, trees, leaves, shrubs, into the surrounding air
What is transpiration?
Clear skies and few clouds indicates
What is a high pressure system?
To measure the temperature of water or air, this instrument is used
What is a thermometer?
Water vapor is most concentrated in__________
What is the troposphere?
This is the water layer of the earth
What is the hydrosphere?
I am a part of the water cycle that is responsible for cloud formation
What is condensation?
I am associated with stormy conditions
What is a low pressure system?
This tool is used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Meteors burn up in this layer
What is the mesosphere?
This is the rock layer of the earth
What is the lithosphere?
I power the entire water cycle
What is the sun?
I turn counterclockwise and away from the center
What is a Low pressure system?
Needed to measure humidity (spins around)
What is a sling psychrometer?
Ozone is located here
What is the stratosphere?
This gas composes nearly 78% of the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
Another name for the water cycle
What is the hydraulic cycle?
The name of the cool website shown in class to show air pressure systems around the world
What is Ventusky?
Used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
As altitude increases in the troposphere, air pressure____________
What is decreases?