Weather Fronts
Describe a warm front symbol
Red line with red semicircles pointing in the direction the front is moving toward
Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteors?
Mesosphere
What is the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze?
Sea breeze blows from the sea toward the land, land breeze blows from the land toward the sea
Describe a cirrus cloud
High up, wispy, feathery
Which front brings the biggest weather?
Cold front
Which layer of the atmosphere has the Northern and Southern lights?
Thermosphere
What is the name of the global winds that extend from the equator toward the 30 degree lines?
Trade winds
Describe a cumulus cloud
What do we call the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
What does the ozone layer do for us and which layer of the atmosphere does it occur?
Protects us from UV rays from the sun; stratosphere
What is the windless area near the eqautor called?
Describe a cumulonimbus cloud, and what kind of weather you should expect from it
Huge, puffy, dark; thunderstorm
Name the 4 fronts
Cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
The deflection of wind to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere describes what phenomenon?
The Coriolis Effect
Describe a stratus cloud and its associated weather
Low laying, grey, blanket, fog; drizzle, constant rain, mist
Stationary front
List the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth's surface.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
What causes wind?
Difference in air temperature, change in air pressure, and Earth's rotation
Rain, sleet, hail, snow are all form of this
Precipitation