Layers
We live in this atmospheric layer.
What is the troposphere?
These make up clouds
What is water vapor and dust particles?
The symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with these shapes on it
What is are triangles?
This determines the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere.
What is a thermometer.
This is the amount of energy received from the sun's rays into the earth's surface.
What is 50%.
This layer is where meteors burn up.
What is the mesosphere?
These clouds form and make big thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
A curved red line with semi-circles on it is the symbol this type of weather.
What is a warm front?
This tool is known to drop during bad weather and rise in good weather.
What is a barometer.
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
What is the Stratosphere.
This is the "fair weather" cloud
What is cumulus clouds
This type of front often brings strong storms that last a short period of time.
What is a cold front.
This tool is used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is a hygrometer.
This is the 3-step process by which energy is received and radiated back into the earth's atmosphere.
What is conduction, convection, and radiation.
Complete this sentence: "As altitude increases, air pressure ________________"
What is "decreases."
A type of cloud that appears as a low gray blanket covering the sky.
What is stratus?
This a type of front that would bring days off from school.
What is a stationary front or warm front.
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a rain gauge?
The collection of gasses that has the ability to trap heat in the atmosphere.
What is the ozone layer.
What are the Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
This is what cirrus clouds are made of.
What is ice/ice crystals.
A pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other.
What is stationary front?
This person uses tools to predict the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
This is what we call the earth's ability to trap needed heat, but release unneeded heat.