The Atmosphere Around You
This gas makes up most of the air we breathe
What is nitrogen?
The term for any form of water that falls from the sky
What is precipitation?
An area of with similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure
What is an air mass?
A scientist who studies and predicts weather
Who is a meteorologist?
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
What is a storm?
As altitude decreases, air density does this.
What is increases?
This provides energy to fuel the water cycle
What is the sun?
The boundary where two air masses meet
What is a front?
Identify this symbol from a weather map
What is an occluded front?
This is caused by excess water that can't be absorbed because the ground is saturated
What is a flood?
The tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
This step of the water cycle forms clouds as water vapor cools in the atmosphere
What is condensation?
Cyclones move in this direction towards the low-pressure center
What is counterclockwise?
This connects areas on a weather map that are experiencing similar air pressure
What is an isobar?
To prepare for this storm, you should stay indoors, avoid trees, and stay out of any water
What is a thunderstorm?
The atmosphere layer where Earth's weather occurs,and is also the closest layer to Earth's surface
What is the troposphere?
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
This brings severe weather like thunderstorms when warm air is quickly pushed above cold air
What is a cold front?
The ocean current that affects weather on the east coast of North America
What is the Gulf Stream?
This type of severe weather can be called different names in different parts of the world, such a typhoon or a cyclone
What is a hurricane?
This is caused by uneven heating and convection currents over a large area
What are global winds?
This force helps to move water through the water cycle
What is gravity?
The type of air mass you would expect to experience off the coast of Florida
What is maritime tropical?
_ _ _ _ _ _ help to move air masses and weather systems
Jet streams
The weather is changes to calm and clear as this part of the hurricane passes by
What is the eye?