Layers of the Atmosphere 1
This is the outermost layer of this atmosphere.
Exosphere
The ozone layer is found in this layer.
Stratosphere
What type of air mass forms over land?
Continental
A violently rotating column of air that extends from thunder clouds and touches the ground.
Tornado
A strong storm with rain, lightning, and thunder.
Thunderstorm
Almost all weather occurs in this layer.
Troposphere
This layer is the coldest.
Mesosphere
What type of air mass forms over arctic areas?
Polar
What the atmosphere is like at a certain place and time.
Weather
The layers of air that surrounds Earth.
Atmosphere
This layer is the hottest.
Thermosphere
What layer do planes go to in order to escape bad weather?
Stratosphere
What type of air mass forms over an ocean?
Maritime
A large, rotating tropical storm system with wind speeds of at least 74 mph.
Hurricane
The boundary between two air masses that collide.
Front
What is an important part of the atmosphere because it provides a surface for water vapor to condense onto?
Dust
Where do we live?
Troposphere
What type of air mass forms over the tropics?
Tropical
Climate
A winter storm with strong winds and large amounts of heavy, blowing snow.
Blizzard
This is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere.
Nitrogen
The international space stations is found in this layer.
Thermosphere
An air mass is moving into the United States that was formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean. What type of air mass is this?
Tropical Maritime
The force of the weight of air pressing down on a unit.
Air Pressure
A comparison of the actual amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor the air could hold if it were saturated.
Relative Humidity