Earth's Atmosphere
Weather Fronts
Weather Prediction
Severe Storms
DIFFICULT SUMMARY
100
What is the name of the layer that jets and planes fly into to avoid storms and other severe weather of the troposphere?
What is the stratosphere?
100
What keeps Earth's atmosphere in place?
What is gravity?
100
What is the name of the weather instrument that can measure wind speed?
What is anemometer?
100
How long to thunderstorms usually last?
What is an hour?
100
What is the percent that carbon dioxide contributes to the gases of the atmosphere?
What is 0.035%?
200
What is one gas in the atmosphere?
What is oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, or nitrogen?
200
How many major air masses are there in the United States?
What is seven?
200
What is one thing a weather balloon records data about?
What is temperature, air pressure, or humidity?
200
What do hurricanes start as?
What is a low-pressure area over an ocean?
200
What is the weather like for a Pacific Maritime Tropical Air mass?
What is warm, and moist?
300
What things in the atmosphere can affect the weather by providing a surface for water vapor to condense on?
What are dust particles?
300
The border between two air masses is called a what?
What is a front?
300
What is the abbreviation of the organization that is in charge of most weather maps in the U.S.
What is the NWS (National Weather Service)?
300
If winds blow into a low-pressure area and reach a constant speed of 39mph, what is the tropical depression classified as?
What is a tropical storm?
300
How many major wind belts are there on Earth?
What is six?
400
How many miles high above sea level is the mesosphere?
What is 120 miles?
400
What type of clouds often occur with warm fronts?
What is cirrus clouds?
400
What does a barometer measure?
What is air pressure?
400
What are kind of storms can cause tornadoes?
What are hurricanes?
400
Why aren't instrument shelters built on concrete?
What is because if they are, the shelter could collect more heat or reflect more heat than on a grassy surface?
500
What would happen if sunlight hit the earth at any acute angle?
What is the sunlight will spread out over the largest possible area?
500
What front do thunderstorms often occur with?
What are cold fronts?
500
Name the weather prediction tool that is MOST useful for identifying conditions under which a tornado might form?
What is a Doppler radar?
500
How hot can the air along the path of a lightning bolt be?
What is 50,000°F?
500
What university does Edward Lorenz teach at?
What is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
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