Atmospheric Composition
Instrumentation
Causes for weather change
Surface features that affect weather
Ocean Charateristics
100
Protects the Earth from harmful uv rays and is often referred to as an "umbrella" for life on Earth.
What is the Ozone Layer.
100
Various temperatures ranges from the equator to the poles are measured with a
What is thermometer?
100
A large movement of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout is called
What is an air mass?
100
Temperature is often influenced by ocean currents, altitude and what other factor
What is latitude?
100
These are caused by wind, earthquakes and the gravitational pull of the moon
What are waves?
200
The 3 main constituents of Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide
200
Air pressure is affected by temperature, water vapor and elevation and is measured with a
What is barometer?
200
When two air masses meet creates a
What is front?
200
Warm ocean currents cause the air above land areas to have
What is warmer temperatures?
200
The highest point of a wave is
What is the crest?
300
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where convection currents aid in warming the air above it.
What is troposphere.
300
Measuring wind is difficult because it has direction and speed; therefore, the two instruments that measure these are
What is a weather vane and an anemometer?
300
When a mass of warm air overtakes a cold air mass and moves over it and is associated with rain and humid weather afterwards is called
What is a warm front?
300
The amount of moisture the air can hold depends on the
What is temperature?
300
The number of wave crests passing a given point in a given wave period is the
What is frequency?
400
This layer of the atmosphere is the coldest region, yet I protect the Earth from meteoroids.
What is the mesosphere?
400
Hair is a great indicator for the amount of humidity in the air, but the scientific instrument is called
What is psychrometer?
400
a violent storm, usually associated with cumulonimbus clouds and heavy rain is called
What is a tornado?
400
These act as a barrier and cause air to rise, cool and condense, which result in precipitation.
What is a mountain range?
400
The type of tides associated with a full moon
What are high tides?
500
The sun heats the Earth's surface through direct contact called
What is conduction?
500
The instrument that tells the weatherman how much rain has fallen in a particular area is called
What is rain gauge?
500
A storm that usually generates over water and initially occurs around the equator is known as a
What is hurricane?
500
Tropical climate zones are located around this area
What is equator?
500
When the sun and moon form a right angle with the Earth, these type of tides are generated
What are neap tides?
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