Earth's Atmosphere
The layer where nearly all weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
Clouds that are made of ice crystals and are white and feathery
What are cirrus clouds?
An instrument used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
When water falls to the Earth, it is called this.
What is precipitation?
This is caused by electrical charges in a cloud
What is lightning?
The second layer of Earth's atmosphere
What is the stratosphere?
A cloud that forms on the ground
What is fog?
An instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
If the air is very cold, water vapor in a cloud may freeze into these tiny ice crystals
What is snow?
A violent but small storm that forms over land and has winds that move in a circle
What is a tornado?
The layer where meteors and space debris burn up
What is the mesosphere?
Clouds that look like piles of cotton
What is a rain gauge?
These pieces of ice may fall during a thunderstorm in the spring or summer
What is hail?
A large storm that forms over an ocean near the equator
What is a hurricane
The hottest layer of Earth's atmosphere
What is the thermosphere?
Clouds that often mean that rain or snow is coming
What are stratus clouds?
An instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Drops of water on blades of grass when it hasn't rained are called this
What is dew?
A loud noise that expanding air makes after lightning heats up the air and causes it to expand
What is thunder?
The farthest layer from Earth's surface
What is the exosphere?
A term added to the name of a cloud that means a cloud is heavy and dark and will bring rain
What is nimbus?
An instrument used to measure humidity
What is a hygrometer?
If the ground is very cold, dew freezes and forms this
What is frost?
A type of storm with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?