Gases in the Atmosphere
What are the two main gases in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Where does heat come from?
Sun
What is the middle layer of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere
This cloud is high altitude and made of ice crystals
Cirrus clouds
What causes winds?
Uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere
What are the gasses in the atmosphere
1.nitrogen 2.oxygen 3.water vapor 4.carbon monoxide
One item that blocks heat from reaching the ground
Dust or clouds
List the four main layers of the atmosphere from earth to space
1.Troposphere 2.Stratospere 3.Mesosphere 4.Thermosphere
What type of cloud causes storms?
Thunderheads
Heating air or water molecules make them move
Faster
What is the form of water that is a gas
Water vapor
Another object that blocks the heat from hitting the ground?
Dust or clouds
What is the outer layer of the atmosphere
Exosphere
Cumulus
What is it called when heat causes air to become less dense, causing it to rise, allowing cool air to blow through the empty space?
Convection Current
What is the percent of nitrogen in the atmosphere
78 percent
If there is nothing in the path of the sun, where does the heat go?
Ground
Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
What is another name for a thunderhead?
Cumulonimbus
A NorEastern Wind would be blowing which direction?
South Western
What is the gas that protects us from ultraviolet radiation
Ozone
Which instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
Which layer assists with transmitting radio communications?
Ionosphere
What are low lying grey clouds?
Stratus clouds
What is the result of the Earth's rotation on wind systems?
The Coriolis Effect