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atomospheric layers
atomospheric layers
means that the storm has begun and people reporting seeing it
What is a weather warning
the thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surronds the earth
What is the atmosphere
hail usually falls during ___________ weather
what is warm weather
a ____________ is a storm with strong winds and thunderstorms
what is a tornado
raindrops that freee on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets form __________
what is sleet
The layer where communication satellites are found
What is the thermosphere?
the condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time
What is weather
a _____________ is an instrument that measures air pressure
what is a barometer
any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
what is precipitation
a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture is called an _____________
what is an air mass
how is the atmosphere like a ball that falls toward the earth
What is gravity
water vapor in the atmosphere
What is humidity
___________ studies the atmosphere and the weather
what are meterologists
raindrops that are pushed over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling to the earth form _______
what is hail
condensed what vapor or ice crystals form ________
what are clouds
what does the prefix -nimbo mean when it is added to the name of a cloud
What is that the cloud will produce precipitation
the weight of the air
what is air pressure
hurricanes form over __________
what is the ocean
the boundary where two unlike air masses meet is called a ____________
what is a front
water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form ___________
what is rain
This layer contains particles and water droplets that effect the weather; where weather occurs
What is the troposphere
the measurement of th distance above sea level
what is altitude
a_____________ shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
what is a wind vane
ice crystals in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form _________
when the conditions are right for a type of severe weather
what is a weather watch