Instruments
Earth Layers
Climate
Cycle
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
100
Tool to measure the speed of wind
What is an anemometer
100
Weather happens here; contains half of the earth's atmosphere.
What is troposphere
100
Hot and rainy
What is a tropical climate
100
The process by which water moves through earth and atmosphere
What is water cycle
100
Low level cloud that forms in layers
What is stratus
200
Device used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200
Ozone layer absorbs harmful rays from the sun; Jets may fly here.
What is stratosphere
200
Average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
What is climate
200
Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface
What is precipitation
200
Clouds that are fluffy and have flat bases
What is cumulus
300
Used to measure air temperature
What is a thermometer
300
Meteors burns up here; coldest layer.
What is mesosphere
300
Has very cold temperatures all through the year
What is a polar climate
300
The change of state from a gas to a liquid (cooling of water)
What is condensation
300
Clouds that are thin, feathery and made of ice crystals
What are cirrus clouds
400
Measures amount of rain that has fallen
What is a rain gauge
400
Space shuttles orbit here; deepest layer; auroras occur
What is thermosphere
400
Usually has has warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters
What is a temperate climate
400
The change of state from a liquid to a gas by heat
What is evaporation
400
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
500
Scientist who studies weather
What is a meteorologist
500
Layer of gases surrounding Earth (nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide etc.)
What is atmosphere
500
The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
What is weather
500
The passage of water vapor from a play to the atmosphere
What is transpiration
500
Place where two air masses meet
What is a front
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