Clouds
Water Cycle
Layers of the atmosphere
Weather Tools
fronts
100
A low cloud formed near the ground
fog
100
Rain, snow, freezing rain, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
100
what happens when you go higher into the first layer of the atmosphere
the temperate drops the higher you go
100
What tool is used to measure Precipitation?
Rain Gauge
100
What is an air mass?
A huge body of warm or cold air
200
What type of cloud is wispy and usually consists of ice crystals?
cirrus
200
when precipitation lands on earth's and try's to return to a lake, ocean or etc
runoff
200
where does most weather occur in the atmosphere
troposphere
200
What is this and what does it measure?
It is a barometer and it measures air pressure/
200
a front that has warm air mass collide over a cold air
a warm front
300
Which cloud signals long periods of precipitation?
Stratus
300
plants releasing water vapor
transpiration
300
where is the ozone layer found
stratosphere
300
What is this and what does it measure?
It is an anemometer and it measures wind speed.
300
What is a result of a stationary front?
Long periods of precipitation
400
What type of cloud signals fair weather
cumulus
400
When water vapor rises in the atmosphere and changes to either water droplets or ice crystals.
Condensation
400
which layer is the warmest out of all of them
thermosphere
400
What is another name for the sling psychrometer?
Hygrometer
400
What front is formed when warm air is pushed up above the two cooler air masses?
An occluded front
500
What cloud is associated with thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus
500
When water vapor condenses directly onto a surface
Dew
500
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
500
What does a sling psychrometer measure?
Humidity
500
what symbol represents a stationary front
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