Properties of the
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
The number of layers in the Earth's atmosphere
What is five (5) layers of the Earth's Atmosphere?
What is the Stratosphere?
This is the phase of the water cycle that is when water droplets fall from clouds in various forms.
What is Precipitation?
Fluffy and white with flat bottoms; fair weather
What is Cumulus Clouds?
a storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rains and strong winds
What is a Thunderstorm?
This is the warmest layer of the atmosphere
What is the Thermosphere?
This is the phase of the water cycle that involves water vapor being released from plants back into the atmosphere.
What is Transpiration?
Smooth grey-ish clouds that block the sun; light drizzle
What is Stratus Clouds?
huge bodies of air that form over water or land
What is an Air Mass?
This is the thick layer which surrounds the Earth and contains the air in which we live.
What is the Atmosphere?
This is the layer that has no air and is the outer most layer of the atmosphere
What is the Exosphere?
This is the phase of the Water Cycle that is when water particles condense and form clouds
What is Condensation?
Feathery clouds; fair weather
What is Cirrus Clouds?
When air masses moves together and create different types of weather
What is an Air Front?
The ozone layer is located in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the Stratosphere?
This is the gas which takes up most of the atmosphere at 78%.
What is nitrogen?
This is the phase of the water cycle that is when water from a large body of water rises to the atmosphere due to heat.
What is Evaporation?
a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that extends down from a storm cloud
What is Tornadoes?
These are the four most common types of precipitation.
What is Rain, Hail, Sleet and Snow?
This is where meteors (shooting stars) burn due to gases in this layer.
What is the Mesosphere?
This is one of the other gases in the atmosphere that was discussed in class.
What is Argon?
This is what controls water being moved around the atmosphere in numerous phases on a repeated cycle.
What is the Sun?
a low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water and is a spinning circular pattern
What is a Hurricane?
These are the four type of fronts that were discussed in class.
What are Cold, Warm, Stationary and Occluded Fronts?