Layers of Atmosphere
Clouds
Climate Regions
General Weather
Weather Instruments
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The layer closest to Earth's surface (8-18 km).
What is the troposphere?
100
Three basic clouds forms.
What are stratus, cumulus and cirrus?
100
Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
The state of the atomosphere at a given time and place.
What is weather?
100
Measures the temperature either in Fahrenheit or Celsius
What is a thermometer?
200
This layer sits between the troposphere and mesophere. This layer as an increase in temperature with less oxygen.
What is the stratosphere?
200
Puffy clouds that appear to rise up from a flat bottom.
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Latitude, bodies of water, winds and ocean currents, and altitude.
What affects climate?
200
The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it. This decreases as you go higher in altitude.
What is air pressure?
200
This instrument measures the amount of rain fall or precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
300
A blanket of gases that surrounds Earth.
What is Earth's atmosphere?
300
Clouds that form at very high altitudes out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape.
What are cirrus clouds?
300
This zone or climate is found near the equator, temperatures are high all year. Rainfall is plentiful.
What is the tropical zone/climate?
300
The amount of the Sun's energy that reaches Earth at a given time and place.
What is insolation?
300
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
The hottest layer of the atmosphere.
What is the thermosphere?
400
Clouds that form in blanketlike layers.
What are stratus clouds?
400
Western Oregon is found in this climate/zone where there is plenty of rain.
What is the temperate zone/climate?
400
Cold air moves in under a warm air mass. This type of front often brings brief, heavy storms.
What is cold front?
400
This high tech weather instrument, used by meteoroligists, measures precipitation patterns.
What is Doppler radar?
500
Meteors are found in this layer of the atmosphere and the temperature drops.
What is the mesophere?
500
When rain or snow fall from a cloud this term is added to the cloud's name.
What is nimbo?
500
Alaska is found in a zone/climate that is known for being cold and dark most of the year, with sparse precipitation.
What is the polar zone/climate?
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Warm air moves in over a cold air mass. This type of front often brings light, steady rain or snow. The precipitation may last for days.
What is warm front?
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This weather instrument measures the speed of wind.
What is an anemometer?
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