Layers of atmosphere
Intruments used in weather
Air Masses
Weather
Severe Weather
100
troposphere
What is the bottom layer?
100
measures rain
What is a rain gauge?
100
a boundary between two air massess
What is a front?
100
conditions in a place in a single moment
What is weather?
100
a person who uses weather maps to show current weather conditions, like severe weather
What is forecaster?
200
stratosphere
What is the second layer?
200
shows air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
Air pressure ___________ as you go up the atmosphere.
What is decreases?
200
becomes warm and cool more slowly than land
What is water?
200
this storm has lightening and rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
300
mesosphere
What is the third layer?
300
measures wind speed
What is an anemeter?
300
gases or liquids rise and sink in a circular path
What is a convection current?
300
No other __________ has air that is like Earth's
What is planet?
300
Lasts only a few minutes but can cause lots of damage.
What is tornado?
400
thermosphere
What is the fourth layer?
400
measures moisture in the air
What is a hygrometer?
400
Large body of air with similar properties all through it.
What is air mass?
400
weather over a long period of time
What is climate?
400
Occur near water and last for days.
What is a hurricane?
500
exosphere
What is the top layer?
500
sends out signals that detect the direction and speed of a rainstorm
What is a doppler radar tower?
500
the two most important properties in an air mass
What is temperature and amount of water vapor?
500
Air is made of 8/10 ___________ and 2/10 _________.
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
500
when there is too much heavy rain
What is flooding?
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