Atmosphere
Measurements
Heat
Pressure Systems
Grab Bag
100
The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface
What is the troposphere
100
An instrument used to measure the temperature
What is a thermometer
100
The source of heat supplied to the Earth
What is the sun
100
A red L on a weather map indicates this
What is a low pressure system
100
A collection of water droplets suspended within the air form these
What are clouds
200
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen
200
An instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200
Energy is transferred by direct contact
What is conduction
200
Clear and sunny weather can often be associated with this type of area
What is a high pressure area
200
These three ingredients make up the weather we experience
What are water, air, and heat
300
This molecule absorbs and scatters ultraviolet radiation
What is ozone
300
People who study and predict the weather
What are meteorologists
300
Energy is transferred by the mass motion of molecules
What is convection
300
In Canada, these winds blow from west to east
What are prevailing westerlies
300
The term used to describe the amount of water vapour contained within the air
What is humidity
400
Satellites orbit in this layer
What is the thermosphere
400
A device for measuring the amount of precipitation
What is a rain gauge
400
Carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons are all examples of these
What are greenhouse gases
400
A type of wind that often "steers" storms
What are jet streams
400
The location of the majority of Earth's fresh-water
What are icecaps/glaciers
500
The gravitational pull of the Earth is insufficient to contain the air particles within this layer
What is the exosphere
500
A device that rotates to show the direction the wind is blowing
What is a wind/weather vane
500
The amount of light that is reflected off of a given surface
What is an albedo
500
The cycling of warm and cold air creates this type of current
What is a convection current
500
This term describes the transfer of energy by electromagnetic radiation.
What is radiation
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