Climate and Weather
The Layers of the Atmosphere
Air Masses
Fronts
The Water Cycle
100
The weather patterns over a long period of time
What is Climate
100
What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
What is the troposphere
100
An air mass originating from water
What is maritime
100
When a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass
What is a warm front
100
The third stage of the water cycle when the clouds have too much water in them
What is precipitation
200
The conditions in the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is Weather
200
The layer of the atmosphere that keeps meteoroids from hitting the Earth
What is the mesosphere
200
An air mass that originates from land
What is continental
200
When a cold air mass goes into a warm air mass
What is a cold front
200
The first stage of the water cycle where water turns into water vapor
What is evaporation
300
The layer of the atmosphere that has the ozone layer
What is the stratosphere
300
A cold air mass originating from water
What is maritime polar
300
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and stay there for a while
What is a stationary front
300
The second stage of the water cycle where water vapor turns into clouds
What is condensation
400
Florida has very hot summers
What is an example of Climate
400
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to space
What is the exosphere
400
A hot air mass originating from land
What is continental tropical
400
When two hot air masses and two cold air masses meet
What is an occluded front
400
The fourth or fifth stage in the water cycle when precipitation goes back into a water source
What is runoff
500
It is 70 degrees
What is an example of weather
500
The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ionosphere
What is the thermosphere
500
A cold air mass originating from land
What is continental polar
500
Part of the first stage of the water cycle where excess water in plants exits through the leaves
What is transpiration
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