The Atmosphere
Moving Air
Winds
Moisture in the air
Clouds
Severe Weather
Forecasting the Weather
Name That Front
100
What is the bottom layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth?
Troposhere
100
Moving air.
what is wind
100
These winds occur in large circular belts around the earth
what are global winds
100
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of?
Precipitation
100
This is formed from condensed water vapor or ice crystals
what is a cloud
100
a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling wind that touches the ground
What is a tornado
100
The scientist who studies the atmosphere and weather.
What is a meteorologist?
100
What Type of Front is this?
Cold Front
200
Where is the ozone layer found?
at the top of the strtosphere
200
The air in the earths atmosphere heats evenly true or false
False
200
A wind vane and an anemometer are?
Tools used by scientists to help study wind
200
This forms when ice crystals in the clouds join together.
What is Snow
200
Fluffy, cottonlike clouds that indicate fair weather
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Lightning is a type of?
Static electricity
200
A prediction of future weather conditions.
What is the weather forecast?
200
What type of front is this?
Warm Front
300
These are the two gases that make up the ozone
A mixture of oxygen and nitrogen
300
a coll air mass is _____ than the land under it.
cooler
300
In which direction does warm are go?
Warm air rises
300
Dew and Frost are not types of precipitation, true or false?
True
300
These clouds look like "mare's tails" 
What are Cirrus clouds?
300
True or false?
A blizzard is a snowstorm with strong freezing winds and blowing snow.
true
300
What told the "ancient people" what the weather was going to be?
The color of the sky
300
Name this Front
Stationary Front
400
What does the ozone layer do?
It protects the earth's surface from harmful rays of sunlight
400
this front can often bring several days of light rain and fog.
what is a warm front?
400
Land breezes and sea breezes happen when?
Water and local winds meet.
400
Water vapor in the atmosphere is called?
Humidity
400
Wide, thin layers of clouds that form at lower altitudes
Stratus clouds
400
When hot air instantly expands and cooler air rushes in with a crash _____ is produced.
What is thunder
400
Why do we see different colors on a weather map?
To indicate the different temperatures across the map.
400
Occurs when a warm air mass moves over a slower cool air mass.
A warm front
500
The layer of the atmosphere that is the farthest away from the earth?
The Exosphere
500
the three types of fronts are?
Cold front, warm front, and stationary front
500
This is used to measure the direction of wind
What is a wind vane
500
When water droplets in the clouds come together to form larger droplets this happens.
It rains
500
The study of weather
What is meteorology?
500
A period of time with higher than average temperatures.
What is a heat wave?
500
On a weather map the "H" stands for?
High pressure
500
A cool air mass may push itself under a weaker warm air mass.
Cold front
600
The measure of the distance above sea level
What is altitude
600
Why would the air temperature at the equator be warmer than the air temperature in Europe?
The equator receives more direct sunlight than Europe does
600
This instrument measures wind speed
Anemometer
600
Why are dew and frost not considered to be precipitation?
They do not fall from the sky.
600
Name the main 3 types of clouds
cumulus, stratus, and cirrus
600
This often occurs when a large air mass quickly rises above a cold air mass
A thunderstorm
600
Who controls the weather?
God
600
Is it possible to have a cold front in the summer?
Yes