Atmosphere
What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface?
Troposphere
What describes what the lower atmosphere is like at any given place and time?
Weather
How is water recycled and reused on Earth?
Through the water cycle
What is the force on an area because of the weight of the air above it?
Air pressure
What device measures wind speed?
Anemometer
What happens to air pressure as you go higher into Earth’s atmosphere?
It steadily decreases
What are puffy clouds that appear to rise up from a flat bottom called?
Cumulus clouds
What is the changing of gas to liquid called?
Condensation
How does air always move?
From high pressure to low pressure
Which surface gets hotter: rough or smooth?
Rough surfaces
What is the term for the curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth’s rotation?
Coriolis effect
What type of cloud forms when cumulus clouds rain?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What is the comparison of condensation and evaporation rates called?
Relative humidity
What is a line on a weather map connecting places with equal air pressure?
Isobar
Which instrument would you use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What are the small water particles in the air that we can’t see called?
Water vapor
What is any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground?
Precipitation
In the water cycle, what process turns liquid water into vapor?
Evaporation
What device measures air pressure?
Barometer
What tool would you use to measure wind speed and direction?
Anemometer
What is the angle at which sunlight strikes Earth’s surface called?
Angle of insolation
What is a cloud that forms on the ground called?
Fog
If you were asked to draw a diagram of the water cycle, what four parts must you label? Briefly explain each of them.
Evaporation, condensation, runoff, and groundwater
What kind of air movement occurs horizontally?
Wind
What tool connects equal air pressure on a weather map?
Isobar