Atmosphere
True or False: The mesosphere has the coldest temperatures of any layer.
True. There are very few molecules of air in the mesosphere, and as a result, nothing to absorb the Sun's energy.
The never ending process that recycles the Earth's water supply.
What is the Water Cycle?
Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are all types of ________.
Precipitation
This instrument measures the amount of rainfall.
What is a rain gauge?
True or False: A hurricane is a big, strong storm with very fast winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean water and can cause flooding and damage when it reaches land.
True
True or False: The majority of meteoroids are burnt up in the Thermosphere.
True. While the Mesosphere is sometimes the final place that meteoroids burn up, most meteoroids do not survive the friction generated in the thermosphere.
The part of the water cycle that changes liquid water into a gas call water vapor.
What is evaporation?
A map that shows weather data for a large area.
What is a weather map?
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
It forms in the upper part of the troposphere and consists of tiny drops of water.
What is a cloud?
Weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
The part of the water cycle that changes water vapor into liquid droplets forming a cloud.
What is condensation?
The job of this person is to study and forecast the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
What is the condition of the air at a certain time and place?
Weather
The moon is different from the Earth in this way. It is 1000 km thick.
What is atmosphere?
The part of the water cycle where tiny drops of water collect into large enough droplets to fall to the ground as; rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
______ is moving air that varies in intensity and direction.
Wind
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
What is the average weather of a place over a very long period of time?
Climate
Earth's atmosphere is plentiful of this gas.
What is nitrogen?
Water that is found underground.
What is groundwater?
The study of weather.
What is meteorology?
This instrument shows the direction in which the wind is blowing.
What is a weather vane?
What are the four main types of climate in Spain?
Atlantic, mountain,