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Properties
Layers of the Atmosphere
Clouds
Fronts and Air Masses
MISC
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The top two most abundant gases in the air.
What are nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%)?
100
The second layer that contains the ozone layer that absorbs much of the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
What is the stratosphere?
100
Puffy, white, fair weather clouds.
What are cumulus?
100
When a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass. Shown by a blue line with blue triangles pointing in the direction the cold air is moving.
What is a cold front?
100

When rising warm air lifts air off the ground and begins to condense higher up in the atmosphere. This often begins cloudy weather with precipitation near a front. These rotate counterclockwise.

What is a low pressure (or a cyclone, shown with a red L on a weather map)?

200
How air pressure changes going up in the atmosphere.
What is as altitude increases, air pressure decreases?
200
The lowest layer, so it is the most dense air and has the highest air pressure. This is where all weather and most clouds occur.
What is the troposphere?
200
Layered clouds that can carry light rain and drizzle.
What is stratus?
200
When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass. Show on a weather map by a red line with red half-circles showing the direction of movement of the warm air.
What is a warm front?
200

This instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure.

What is a barometer?

300
How air density changes going up in the atmosphere.
What is as altitude increases, air density decreases?
300
The 3rd layer up, where most meteoroids burn up by friction with the air, and become meteors (also called shooting stars).
What is the mesosphere?
300
The highest clouds that appear thin and whispy, like brushed by an artist.
What is cirrus?
300
Cold and warm air masses meet, but neither can move the other, creating a "stalemate." Shown by alternating red half-circles and blue triangles on a weather map. Can stall out and bring much rain over a few days where it happens.
What is a stationary front?
300

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What is "1989"?

400
What convection causes that distributes the sun's heat more evenly across the Earth.
What is the wind?
400

The 4th layer up that deflects some of the sun's energy and causes the northern lights, or aurora borealis.

What is the thermosphere?

400
Layered, dark clouds that carry much water and that are a sign of rainy, maybe stormy weather.
What is nimbostratus?
400

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Who is Cam Ward?

400

This process keeps Earth warm by trapping heat from the Sun in the atmosphere, much like a blanket keeps you warm.

What is the greenhouse effect?

500

These gases are present in our atmosphere but in a very small amount. This is what they are called and give one example!

What are trace gases? Examples include argon, helium, methane, xenon, CO2, neon. 

500
The highest layer of the atmosphere that is the boundary with outer space. Communications satellites orbit here.
What is the exosphere?
500
A convection updraft causes these clouds to rise up very high into the atmosphere, making them the tallest clouds. They contain much energy, and are the producers of thunderstorms.
What is cumulonimbus?
500

When cooler air sinks, pressing on the ground and sweeping away cloudy, rainy weather. It is usually a precursor to nice, sunny days ahead. These rotate clockwise.

What is a high pressure system (or an anticyclone, shown by a blue H on a weather map).

500

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