Atmosphere
Weather
Climate
Storms
Types of climate
100

This highest level of the atmosphere is where our spaceships and satellites are found.

What is the exosphere?

100

The most common type of precipitation in warm climates gives this type of weather.

What is rainy?

100

The amount of heat in the air is known as this.

What is temperature?

100

Lots of rain and lightning give the name to this type of storm.

What is a thunderstorm?

100

This is the type of climate Italy experiences.

What is Mediterranean?

200

This second level of the atmosphere is where most of our planet's ozone layer is found.

What is the stratosphere?

200

You'll get this weather when it's cold enough.

What is snowy?

200

This is the term for describing the water that falls from the sky in its various forms.

What is precipitation?

200

This type of storm is named for the ice that falls from the sky.

What is a hailstorm?

200

The name of this climate implies two extremes on separate ends.

What is polar?

300

We live in this layer of the atmosphere.

What is the troposphere?

300

We describe the weather as this in English when there are a few clouds in the sky.

What is partly cloudy?

300

We measure this with a barometer.

What is atmospheric pressure?

300

Another name for this storm is a "twister" or "cyclone".

What is a tornado?

300

This is the type of climate you'll find in Kenya.

What is equatorial?

400

This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

What is the mesosphere?

400

The study of the weather and atmospheric phenomena is known as this.

What is meteorology?

400

This is the result of high air pressure moving to lower air pressure.

What is wind?

400

An incredibly large snowstorm is known as this.

What is a blizzard?

400

Mexico experiences this type of climate.

What is tropical?

500

You'll find the Aurora Borealis in this layer.

What is the thermosphere?

500

This is the name of the study of climates.

What is climatology?

500

Many Olympians train in this state to get their bodies accustomed to the lack of oxygen.

What is Colorado? 

500

"Katrina" was the name of this category 5 type of storm that left thousands of people in the New Orleans area without a home in 2005.

What is a hurricane?

500

This is the type of climate Connecticut experiences.

What is continental?

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