The Atmosphere
Precipitation
Miscellaneous
Weather Instruments
Vocabulary
100
The atmosphere is mainly a mixture of these 2 gases.
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
100
This is the most common form of precipitation.
What is rain.
100

Warm air is __________ compared to cold air

less dense and rises

100

What measures wind speed?

anemometer 

100
This is the term that describes any form of water tha falls from clouds
What is precipitation
200
Air pressure does this as altitude increases.
What is decreases.
200
These are ice pellets that are larger than 5 mm and form during a thunderstorm.
What is hail.
200

uneven heating of Earth from the sun causes ...

wind

200

What measures wind direction?

wind vane

200
Weather happens in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere.
300

What part of the atmosphere is the Ozone Layer found? 

Stratosphere.

300
This is the reason why weather around the word is different.
What is the uneven heating of the earth.
300

what toxic chemical used to be found inside thermometers and barometers? 

mercury

300
What measures rain fall?

rain gauge. 

300
This process turns water vapor in the air into a liquid
What is condensation
400

These are the 5 main layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth.

What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere

400

What type of front brings in large storms?

Cold Front

400

what is air pressure like at sea level?

more mass, more molecules 

400

What measures humidity?

hygrometer

400
This is what happens when there are long periods of little or no precipitation.
What is drought.
500

How does the atmosphere keep the planet warm?

Greenhouse Effect

500
These are the 5 common types of precipitaiton.
What are rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow.
500

What will happen is a barometer drops quickly?

a big storm

500

What measures air pressure? 

barometer 

500
What light from the sun helps warm the planet?

Infrared light

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