Layers of the Atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where our weather and communication satellites are located.
What is the Thermosphere?
This is the condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time.
What is Weather?
This part of air is a result of the heating and cooling of the earth's surface.
What is Air Temperature?
This type of front often brings stormy weather that may include thunderstorms and hail.
What is a Cold Front?
A layer of the stratosphere that helps protect the earth from the sun's harmful rays.
What is the Ozone?
The layer of the atmosphere that is next above the Troposphere.
What is the Stratosphere?
"Moving Air" is another name for this.
What is Wind?
This is a large body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture.
What is an Air Mass?
This front usually causes cloudy skies and rainy conditions.
What is a Stationary Front?
This instrument is used to measure air pressure.
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the Earth.
What is the Troposphere?
These are the two gases that make up the majority of the atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen?
This type of air mass has cool, dry air and often moves towards the earth's surface.
What is a High-Pressure Air Mass?
This front often brings several days of light rain or foggy weather, but afterwards can be quite pleasant.
What is a Warm Front?
This instrument shows the direction wind is blowing from.
What is a Wind Vane?
Meteors heading toward the earth are burned up in this layer of the atmosphere.
Some people compare the atmosphere to this special building, often made of glass.
What is a Greenhouse?
Unlike common thought, the sun does not warm the air much, but it warms this part of the earth instead.
What is the Surface of the Earth?
These types of winds occur in large, circular belts around the earth.
What are Global Winds?
This instrument is similar to a speedometer in a car, and looks like several cups attached to a post.
What is an Anemometer?
This layer of the Earth is the farthest away and fades into space.
What is the Exosphere?
Today, some people exercise their dominion over the wind by using it to produce this necessity for every day life.
What is Electricity?
Air masses vary in these two categories.
What is Density and Air Pressure?
These types of winds are influenced by temperature changes in a small area or place.
What are Local Winds?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Christopher Columbus used these particular types of Global Winds in order to sail to the New World.
What are Trade Winds?