Layers of the Atmosphere
The first layer of the atmosphere. As your altitude increases, the temperature decreases.
What is the Troposphere?
It is used to measure air pressure?
What is a Barometer
A meteorologist studies:
a) How the ocean effects the sky.
b) The weather
c) How trees are effected by the weather.
b) The weather
A cold front is moving in. What type of weather should be expected?
a) Sun Showers
b) Hot, dry weather
c) Thunderstorms
c) Thunderstorms
Low level clouds that form in layers, and usually bring rain.
What are Stratus clouds?
The second layer of the atmosphere. As your altitude increases, the temperature increases.
What is the Stratosphere?
It is used to measure wind direction?
What is a Wind Vane
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
Climate describes the weather conditions of a place over an extended period of time.
A cold air mass is moving west towards a warm air mass. Would this situation describe a cold front or a warm front?
Cold Front
Thin clouds that look like feathers and form high in the sky.
What cirrus clouds?
It is the layer in the Stratosphere that protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is the Ozone Layer?
It is used to measure the speed of wind.
What is an Anemometer?
Which area receives more direct heat from the sun?
The Equator
TRUE or FALSE
It is natural for the Earth’s surface to go through cycles of changing temperatures.
TRUE
Tall clouds that bring thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
The third layer of the atmosphere. As your altitude increases, the temperature decreases.
What is the Mesosphere?
It is used to measure the amount of precipitation that has fallen in an area.
What is a rain gauge?
Temperature, humidity, wind, air pressure
Temperature, humidity, wind, air pressure
How would a meteorologist show a warm front on the map?
red semi-circles on a line
Fluffy clouds that are flat on the bottom and usually mean fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
The fourth layer of the atmosphere. As your altitude increases, the temperature increases.
What is the Thermosphere?
It is used to measure the temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Air moves from an area of ____ pressure to an area of ______ pressure.
high, low
How would a meteorologist show a cold front on a weather map?
Blue triangles on a line
Low, puffy, gray clouds that can sometimes bring rain.
What are srtatocumulus clouds?