Atmosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
Which cloud is sometimes white and puffy and means good weather?
Cumulus
Fronts can cause what kind of weather events?
rain, thunderstorms, winds, snow, sleet, tornadoes
What gas makes up most of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen (Double)
Another name for cumulonimbus cloud is ________________.
Thunderheads
Which air mass is described as dry and cold?
Continental Polar
Air that moves from West to East?
Jet Streams
Which tool is used to measure the wind speed and wind direction?
anemometer and wind/weather vane (double)
Describe the air masses of South Carolina during the summer.
Warm and moist (double)
What is it called when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and retain the energy to keep the Earth's temperatures habitable?
Winds don't follow a straight path, they seem to curve?
Coriolis Effect (double)
Meteorologists study what?
The earths atmosphere and the weather that occurs on it. (Double)
Name the 3 Convection Areas.
Tropical, Temperate, Polar
How are clouds formed?
By the cooling of air (condensation)
(Double)
What instrument is used to detect cloud coverage and movement?
Satellites.