Layers of the Atmosphere
Top layer of the atmosphere (exiting the atmosphere)
Exosphere
Name the 4 kinds of air masses
Continental polar, continental tropical, maritime polar, maritime tropical
What are the 4 kinds of weather fronts?
Cold, warm, stationary, occluded
What happens when negative and positive charges attract to one another?
Lightning
How is cold air different than warm air? Which is heavier/more dense?
Cold air is heavier and more dense than warm air.
Bottom layer, most weather forms here
Troposphere
Describe a continental polar air mass (where/what kind of air/temperature)
Over land, near the poles, dry, cold
Which front has heavy precipitation that does not last very long?
Cold front
Answers will vary.
What cools down and heats up faster, land or water?
Land
Where satellites roam, next to last layer from the top
Thermosphere
Describe a continental tropical air mass (where/what kind of air/temperature)
This front does not move much
Stationary
This storm forms in 3 stages (air currents move up, air currents mix together, air currents move down)
Thunderstorm
What IS an air mass?
Large body of air with similar properties
Where shooting stars burn up, middle layer
Mesosphere
Describe a maritime polar air mass (where/what kind of air/temperature)
Over water, near the poles, moist, cold
What is the most rare kind of front?
This storm forms when water vapor from the warm ocean water condenses and releases energy that creates strong storms
Hurricane
True/False: Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Ours are the best teachers ever.
True
Ozone layer is here, between the troposphere and mesosphere
Stratosphere
Describe a maritime tropical air mass (where/what kind of air/temperature)
Over water, near the equator, moist, warm
This front has steady precipitation
Warm front
During this storm, layers of wind blow in different directions at different speeds. A column of air starts spinning, upward winds lift one end of the spinning cycle and the downward winds keep the other end on the ground
Tornado
What happens in a convention current?
Cold air sinks, warm air rises (in a circular pattern)