The Atmosphere
Weather Instruments
Air, air, air
Weather
Climate
100
The layer in which planes fly
What is the stratosphere?
100
an instrument to measure air pressure
What is barometer?
100
Three things that affect air pressure
What are altitude, temperature and moisture?
100
Movement of water in the environment
What is the water cycle?
100
What does the "H" on a weather map stand for?
A region of high pressure.
200
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
200
Measures wind speed.
What is an anenometer?
200
Warm does this
What is rises
200
Where the Earth's energy comes from?
What is the sun?
200
The boundary between two air masses.
What is a front?
300
A layer of gases around the Earth.
What is atmosphere
300
Measures the direction of wind.
What is a wind vane?
300
Cold air does this
What is sinks?
300
The weight of air pushing down on an area.
What is air pressure (or atmospheric pressure)?
300
The definition for weather of an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
400
The coldest layer where meteors and meteorites vaporize, creating "shooting stars."
What is the mesosphere?
400
measures the temperature in a room or outside
What is a thermometer?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
400
The mornings are cooler because the sun's rays come in at an _______________ and pass through more ____________________.
What is angle and atmosphere?
400
A large body of air with similar properties throughout it.
What is an air mass?
500
Space shuttle orbits
What is the thermosphere?
500
Measures the amount of precipitation, or rain.
What is a rain gauge?
500
A Low pressure system brings this type of weather in the summer
What is stormy weather?
500
This happens when the air becomes fully saturated
precipitation
500
Brings warmer air into an area.
What is a warm front?
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