Weather
Layers of the Atmosphere
The Water Cycle
Air Masses and Fronts
Air Pressure
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This tool measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
Satellites are found in this layer.
What is the exosphere?
100
This term describes when water moves over the surface of the Earth.
What is runoff?
100
A boundary that separates two types of air.
What is an air front?
100
This caused the egg to drop into the bottle when I heated the air inside?
What is air pressure?
200
This term describes how fast air is moving through the atmosphere.
What is wind speed?
200
Weather balloons are found in this layer.
What is the stratosphere?
200
This term describes water in any form falling from clouds.
What is precipitation?
200
This forms when an air mass forms over water.
What is maritime?
200
This type of pressure spins outward.
What is high pressure?
300
This tool measures the amount of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
300
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are found in this layer.
What is the thermosphere?
300
This term describes when gas changes into a liquid.
What is condensation?
300
This forms when an air mass forms over land.
What is continental?
300
This type of pressure spins inwards.
What is low pressure?
400
This term describes the weight of air pressing down on Earth.
What is air pressure?
400
Weather occurs in this layer.
What is the troposphere?
400
This term describes the process that occurs when liquid turns into a gas.
What is evaporation?
400
Air masses always move in this direction across the United States.
What is west to east?
400
This type of pressure brings dry, clear weather.
What is high pressure?
500
This tool measures humidity.
What is an anemometer?
500
Air pressure __________ as distance increases.
What is decreases?
500
This term describes the process that occurs when water vapor evaporates from plant leaves.
What is transpiration?
500
The earth _____, causing air masses to move.
What is rotates?
500
This type of pressure brings storms or cloudy weather.
What is low pressure?
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