Atmosphere
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
What weather can you expect with a cold front?
Rough storms
What kind of air do you expect with a Continental polar air mass
Dry and cold
A low pressure system turns into what type of storm?
Tropical system/hurricane
The Ozone layer is in which layer?
Stratosphere
What weather can you expect with a warm front?
Gentle rain
What kind of air does a Continental tropical air mass bring?
Dry and warm
Should you stay put during a severe storm?
Yes
The Thermosphere is broken up into which two layers?
Ionosphere and Exosphere
Cold fronts bring what 2 things to an area?
Cold temps and rough storms
What type of air does a Marine polar air mass bring?
The center of a hurricane is called the....
Eye
Meteors explode in which layer?
Mesosphere
If a cold front collided into a warm front, what severe storm would it most likely bring?
Tornadoes
What type of air does a Marine tropical air mass bring?
Wet and warm
What is the name of the scale we use to categorize tornadoes.
Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale)
Stratosphere-the layer that has ozone
Mesosphere
Thermosphere- Ionosphere( auroras), Exosphere
Low pressure systems bring what type of weather?
Stormy
What type air mass starts in the west and sweeps through the United states.
Marine Polar
What are the 3 stages of a thunderstorm?
Developing, Mature, Dissolution