Earth's Atmosphere
Middle layer
what is the mesophere
Instrument that measures rain
What is a rain gauge
Give an example of convection
What is _________
Hottest layer
Thermosphere
closest to the Earth
What is the Troposphere
Can occur in the Summer. Produces large chucks of ice
What is Hail
Warm air is less ______ then cold air which it why it rises.
What is less dense?
Meteorites burn up here
what is the mesosphere
Protects from harmful UV ray light
What is the ozone layer
Liquid form of precipitation
What is rain
Heat transferred through a gas or liquid.
What is convection
An invisible force
What is gravity
A mixture of gases that surround the Earth
what is the Atmosphere
Any form of water vapor that falls to Earth from the sky.
What is precipitation
Where can convection occur?
What is the Air, Ocean and Mantle
Where weather takes place
What is the troposphere
What is the troposphere
Water changes from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
Explain why convection occurs
what is the difference in density
When air molecules push on an area or surface. A measure of force.
What is air pressure