Layers of the Atmosphere
The 1st layer of the atmosphere (starting from Earth).
What is the troposphere?
When water heats up, it turns into water vapor. This process is called ______________.
What is evaporation?
This tool can be shown digitally, with a dial, or with liquid to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
High and wispy clouds are called this.
What are cirrus clouds?
Large tropical storms with high winds are called this.
What are hurricanes?
The two layers that planes can fly in.
What are the troposphere and the stratosphere?
The main source of heat for water to turn into water vapor.
What is the sun?
This tool measures precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
These are the 3 main types of clouds.
What are cirrus, cumulus, and stratus?
As altitude increases, air pressure does this.
What is decrease?
The two layers within the thermosphere.
What are the ionosphere and exosphere?
As the water vapor cools down, this happens.
What is attach to dust or smoke particles?
This tool tells you pressures that can predict weather patterns.
What is a barometer?
Someone who studies weather and weather patterns.
What is a meteorologist?
At this point, air pressure would be the greatest.
What is sea level?
The layer that stops meteors from entering the troposphere.
What is the mesosphere?
This happens as a result of the cloud becoming too heavy from all the billions of water droplets.
What is precipitation?
An anemometer has cups that spin around as wind hits them and measures this.
What is wind speed?
The type of front brings thunderstorms.
What is a cold front?
These are most like happen during the spring and summer.
What are tornadoes?
The layer that protects us from sun's harmful rays (ozone layer).
What is the stratosphere?
This part of cloud formation happens as the water vapor rises.
What is cools down or condenses?
In addition to a hygrometer, this tool is another tool for measuring humidity.
What is a sling psychrometer?
This front is demonstrated by the cold front symbols on one side and the warm front symbols on the other side.
What is a stationary front?
The air is mostly made of these 5 gases.
What are nitrogen, oxygen, argon, water, and carbon dioxide?