Atmosphere
These two gases are needed for weather and found in the tropsophere.
What is carbon dioxide and water vapor?
When water transforms into water vapor, this occurs.
What is evaporation?
What is rain?
Which two gases are the most abundant in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen.
This is the layer of the atmosphere we live in.
What is troposphere?
Air pressure ________ as you go higher in the atmosphere.
What is decreases?
During the stage, water vapor turns back into liquid water to make clouds.
What is condensation?
This type of cloud can form at high altitudes and is wispy. It can signal an approaching warm front.
What is cirrus?
Clouds are made of______ and ______.
What are dust particles and water?
During this stage of the water cycle, water vapor turns into frozen water droplets to make clouds of ice crystals.
What is crystallization?
Ozone is found in this layer.
Rain,snow, hail and sleet fall as this during the water cycle.
What is precipitation?
Stratus clouds are spread over a large area and are layered. As these clouds thicken, they predict this type of weather.
The density in the air ______ as you higher in the atmosphere.
What is decreases?
When volcanoes release ash and particles into the air, sunlight is reflected which leads to this.
What is temperatures decreasing?
This is the second most abundant gas.
What is oxygen?
When plants release water into the air, this stage occurs.
What is transpiration?
This type of cloud brings fair weather and is puffy and lumpy.
What is cumulus?
When volcanic ash is released into the air, this gas is also released.
What is carbon dioxide?
These three natural ways can impact our atmosphere.
What is cattle farming, volcanoes and earth's orbit?
What happens to the air temperature as you travel in the atmosphere?
This is the temperature at which condensation occurs.
What is dew point?
These two clouds form at middle altitudes.
What are altocumulus and altostratus?
This type of cloud is most likely to produce heavy rain, lighting, thunder and possible tornadoes.
What is cumulonimbus?
This the purpose of the jet stream.
What is to move weather patterns across our country from the west to the east?