gizmos
What causes aurora borealis?
Collison of charged particles with atoms in earths atmosphere
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A very big and dense cloud that often produces rain and thunderstorms.
Name all layers of the atmosphere warmest to coldest
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, Thermosphere, exosphere.
Name all the weather measuring tools and what they are for.
Wind: Anemometer
Humidity: Hygrometer
Rain: rain gauge
Temp: Thermometer
What do weather balloons measure?
Air temperature, Beremetric pressure/wind, and humidity
What are air masses?
Large bodies of air with similar characteristics such as temperature and humidity.
What is the word for the amount of water vapor in the air?
humidity
The layers of the atmosphere will vary based off...
How hot they are, how much chemicals they have, density, and movement.
What causes cumulonimbus clouds?
When hot moist air rises rapidly into a cloud, giving the cloud a lot of height.
Name all weather fronts and what they do
Occluded front: When a cold and cool air mass squeeze a warm air mass between them and the warm air mass goes up. This causes long periods of percipitation. and very cold weather
stationary front: When a cold front and a warm front go head to head, but don't move. This causes long periods of percipitation.
warm front: when a warm air front rides with a cold air front, causing warm weather and possible percipitation.
cold front: when a cold air front slides under a warm air front, resulting in severe weather conditions and colder temps
Air masses are moved around by ____
Prevailing winds
What word describes how far north or south is something from the equator?
Latitude
How thick is the Earth's atmosphere?
60 miles.
How do hours of daylight affect the weather/temperature
The longer the sun is out, the warmer it is. countrys closer to the equater tend to be warmer as they get the most sunlight due to the earths curve.
How would an air mass that forms over the north pole differ from one that forms over the ocean?
An air mass that forms over the north pole would be colder than one that forms over anywhere else because of the difference in temperature and moisture.
Define weather
The state of the atmosphere at a time and place
which two layers of the atmosphere are 100+ km wide?
Thermosphere and exosphere
How do oceans affect the weather
Coastal cities experience less weather change as the ocean keeps them cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
What is the job of someone who predicts weather?
A meteorologist
what is fog
A thick, dense cloud located near the ground.
Which layers of the earth's atmosphere is under 50km thick?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, mesosphere
What is the difference between an interior plain vs a coastal plain?
A coastal plane is a city closer to an ocean, while interior planes are places inside a continent or country.