Clouds and Layers
This makes up clouds-- be specific
What is water vapor and dust particles?
As altitude increases, temperature in the troposphere _______________
What is decreases?
The symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with these shapes on it
What is are triangles?
Anemometers have cups that spin and measure —
What is a Wind Speed?
A storm originates over warm water and is associated with winds of at least 74 miles per hour. What is the name of this type of storm?
What is a hurricane?
We live in this atmospheric layer, and weather occurs in this layer
What is the troposphere?
The hottest layer of earth's atmosphere is known as ________________________ Shuttles also orbit in the layer.
what is the Thermosphere?
A curved red line with semi-circles on it is the symbol this type of weather.
What is a warm front?
A low reading on a barometer is associated with:
Hot Weather
Stormy Weather
Fair Weather
Dry Weather
What is a stormy weather?
Thunderstorms form in what type of clouds?
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
This layer is where meteors burn up, and is known as the coldest layer?
What is the mesosphere?
The process of changing a liquid to a gas; water enters the atmosphere here
What is evaporation?
What is the correct term for broad bodies of air in the troposphere with similar humidity and temperature?
What is Air Masses?
Which weather instrument is used to measure relative humidity?
What is a sling psychrometer?
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
A type of cloud that appears as a low gray blanket covering the sky.
What is the stratus?
The process of evaporation from plants is called
What is transpiration?
When reading a weather map, a warm front symbolizes what?
What is the direction of warm, hot or humid air movement?
Water vapor cooling and forming clouds is an an example of —
What is Condensation?
This front occurs when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and no movement occurs (can result in rain fall for many days)
Stationary Front
These clouds form and make big thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
What is the water cycle process. Name the 3 that occur in order
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What weather front will occur if a faster moving cold air mass overtakes a slower moving warm air mass and pushes the warm air up into the atmosphere?
What is an occluded front?
Evaporation, transpiration and melting of glaciers affect the circulation of water on Earth, which brings changes in the climate system. Which source of energy is responsible for driving these processes?
What is Solar Energy
If there is fair/good weather outside with winds circulating around the system in a clockwise direction this is known as _________
What is high pressure system?