Atmosphere
What type of rays does the thermosphere block?
Gamma rays
What cloud looks fluffy and white and not too high in the atmosphere?
A cumulus cloud
What happens when liquid turns into gas?
Evaporation
How does energy transfer?
From hot air to cold air
tWhat happens when liquid water becomes warmer?
It will evaporate
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
The troposphere
What are clouds made of?
Water droplets
What part of the water cycle is rain, sleet, and snow?
Precipitation
What happens when you go higher into the troposphere?
It gets colder
The troposphere is warmest at the bottom or the top
Bottom
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
The exosphere
How are clouds made?
Clouds are made with condensation
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
What will happen when an air parcel goes higher into the troposphere?
There will be more clouds which will lead to more precipitation
What happens when an air parcel has a higher temperature than the surrounding air?
It will rise
How old is the atmosphere?
3 and a half billion years old
What happens to clouds when the water droplets get too heavy?
Precipitation happens
What is transpiration?
What are the yellow arrows on amplify a sign of?
Energy transfer
What is it called when something stays the same?
Stability
What is it called when the atmosphere keeps the earth warm?
The greenhouse effect
What are cirrus clouds made of?
Cirrus clouds are made of ice
What happens when gas turns into liquid?
Condensation
How does the outside air affect the air parcel?
If the outside air is colder, more energy will transfer from the air parcels, which results in more precipitation
What happens when an air parcel rises higher?
It looses more energy, which leads to more precipitation