Clouds
cirro
high
wispy
sunny weather
Radiation
uv rays sent from sun
evaporates water
ex: suntan
evaporation
liquid becomes gas
upwards motion
decreasing altitude
more air pressure
more dense
more gravity
Nitrogen
78%
water vapor
water in the form of a gas
measured in humidity
controlled variables
the things that stay the same in an experiment
ex: for "Do plants grow higher with more or less water experiment?", light
strato
(middle)
flat
layered
later rain
conduction
hot & cold touch
both become warm
ex: sitting on hot seats
condensation
gas becomes liquid from cold
happens in the clouds
increasing altitude
less air pressure
harder to breathe
less oxygen
less gravity
less dense
Oxygen
21%
wind
differences in air pressure
caused by differences in heating on the Earth's surface
independent variable
the only variable changing in an experiment
ex: "Do plants grow higher with more or less water experiment?", amount of water
alto
middle
convection
air/liquid carries heat in a circular motion
ex: campfire
transpiration
plants "sweating"
makes runoff
air pressure
result of column of air pushing down on Earth
trace gases
1%
anemometer
measures wind speed
dependent variable
what you're measuring in an experiment
ex: "Do plants grow higher with more or less water experiment?", the height of plants
nimbo
darkish
condensed
light rain
fog
ground level clouds
saturation/precipitation
cloud becomes full
overflows
rain
warm air
molecules spread out
less dense
particles have more energy
can hold more water vapor
air rises
layers of atmosphere ( high to small)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
Cloud formation
water vapor condenses into a gas
caused by decreased temperatures
made of ice crystals/water droplets
Atmosphere
altitude
layer of gases surrounding Earth
distance above sea level, elevation above Earth's surface
cumulonimbus
dark
towering/reach up high
scary
storms
Cloud classification
how high in atmosphere
how they look
precipitation they produce
accumulation
gathering-up
collecting
cool air
particles have less energy
can hold less water vapor (rain in clouds)
molecules are closer
more dense
falls
air particles
spread apart
constantly moving
only other gas particles can fit in between
cumulo
piled up
(very low)
Weather
condition of atmosphere at certain place and time-described with wind speed, temperature, cloud cover, humidity, and air pressure