Layers of the Atmosphere
What is the closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?
troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere produces auroras?
magnetosphere
What type of energy form the sun is the primary source of energy for the Earth's atmosphere?
Ultra Violet Light
Humidity is a measure of the amount of what in the air?
Water Vapor
What is moving air?
wind
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that helps protect us from the sun's harmful UV rays?
Ozone Layer
Name the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
troposphere
What is the process of the Earth's surface being heated by sunlight and then radiating that heat back to the atmosphere?
Greenhouse Effect
What so we call the conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, wind, and other factors at a given time and place?
weather
What is the name of the phenomenon where winds near the Earth's surface tend to turn to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect
Name the layer of the atmosphere where the International Space Station orbits.
Thermosphere
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
mesosphere
Name the process of heat transfer that occurs when warm air rises and cools.
convection
When warm air rises and cools, the water vapor in the air does what?
condenses
Winds are generally named based on what?
The direction they blow from
This is the highest layer of the atmosphere.
exosphere
The thermosphere is where meteors occur. (True or False)
True
Heat transfer through direct contact is known as what?
conduction
What scientific instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Annometer
The area of the world with an almost consistent High pressure system is the what?
Equator
Which layer of the atmosphere is where the jet streams are located?
Stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to space?
exosphere
What is the name of the process where water changes from a solid to a gas due to heating?
Sublimation
What is used to measure the humidity in the air?
hygrometer
Winds in the continental United States blow in what direction?
West to East