Layers
The fourth layer also known as the hottest layer
Thermosphere
The lowest cloud in the Troposphere is...
Stratus
The three characteristics of air masses.
Air Temperature, Humidity, Air Pressure
The name given to a scientist that studies weather.
Meteorologist
Four gases that compose the air. (Include Percentages)
Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), Argon (.9%), Carbon Dioxide and others (.01%)
The furthest layer from the surface of the Earth, artificial satellites orbit there.
Exosphere
Anemometer measures...
Wind Speed
An air mass that forms over the water in colder regions.
Maritime Polar
Carries weather instruments as far up as the stratosphere.
Weather Balloons
The front that forms when two air masses meet and neither one takes over. Often causes many cloudy days to occur in a row.
Stationary Front
The ozone layer is located in...
Stratosphere
Cloud that brings the most dramatic weather is...
Cumulonimbus
An air mass that forms over land and is warm.
Continental Tropical
Marked on the weather map as a purple line with half circles and triangles on the same side.
Occluded Front
True or False: Air Pressure does not help change the weather.
False
The layer where all living things are able to live and breathe
Troposphere
Low Pressure causes...
An air mass that is wet and forms in warm areas.
Maritime Tropical
Marked on a weather map as a red line with half circles on it.
Warm Front
The type of front that develops when two cool air masses merge, forcing the warm air to rise and become trapped. Usually brings wind and precipitation.
Occluded Front
The layer that has electrons that split causing light to reflect off the charged particles.
Ionosphere
A Barometer measures...
Air Pressure
An air mass that is dry and forms in colder regions.
Continental Polar
Marked on a weather map as a blue line with blue triangles on one side and red half circles on the other side.
Stationary Front
High Pressure causes...
Fair Weather