Layers of the Atmosphere
Clouds
Winds
Weather
Stuff
100
This is the lowest layer of the atmosphere; this is where humans reside
What is the troposphere?
100
Clouds produce this
What is precipitation
100
These winds are at the equator; they are weak
What is the Doldrums
100
This front causes cold air to push up warm air
What is cold
100
This is the phenomenon of fossil fuels getting into the atmosphere and trapping heat
What is the Greenhouse Effect
200
This is the highest layer of the atmosphere; this is the very beginning of space
What is the thermosphere
200
This type of cloud is sheet-like, and doesn't really produce precipitation
What is stratus
200
This is the phenomenon that occurs because of the rotation of the earth
What is the Coriolis Effect
200
This front causes thunderstorms
What is warm
200
These are another name for fossil fuels
What are Greenhouse gasses
300
This layer is the second lowest from the ground; high-tech jets can fly in it
What is the stratosphere
300
These winds start at the poles, and come from the east
What are the easterlies
300
This front stays in one place
What is stationary
300
These measure temperature by having liquids move up and down
What are thermometers
400
This is the 3rd layer of the atmosphere; not too much happens here
What is the mesosphere
400
This type of cloud is white and puffy, and grows vertically
What is cumulus
400
These winds come from the west; the United States encounters these winds daily
What are the westerlies
400
This is the main type of precipitation
What is rain
400
This is the main layer in the stratosphere that is being destroyed
What is ozone.
500
This layer contains 90% of the contents of the atmosphere
What is the troposphere
500
This is the process that helps explain how the volume of molecules expand, thus breaking free from the cloud
What is coalesence
500
These winds are about 40 degrees latitude, and got their name from the sailors bartering at sea ports
What are Trade Winds
500
This type of pressure and temperature are required to make clouds
What is high
500
This is the main reason the Coriolis Effect occurs
What is the Earth's rotation
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