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The Atmosphere
Precipitation
Storms
Weather Instruments
Vocabulary
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The atmosphere is mainly a mixture of these 2 gases.
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
100
This is the most common form of precipitation.
What is rain.
100
These are 2 kinds of weather fronts and their symbols.
What are cold (pointy) and warm (curved)
100

Measures temperature

What is a thermometer

100
This is the term that describes any form of water tha falls from clouds
What is precipitation
200
Air pressure does this as altitude increases.
What is decreases.
200
These are ice pellets that are larger than 5 mm and form during a thunderstorm.
What is hail.
200
When the sun heats and evaporates large amounts of ocean water it can form this type of storm.
What is a hurricane.
200

Measures wind speed

What is an anemometer. 

200
Weather happens in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere.
300

This is the location in the atmosphere for the ozone.

What is the stratosphere.

300

This is water vapor condensing directly into ice crystals.

What is snow

300
This is the symbol for a warm front
What is curved
300

Measures humidity

What is a hygrometer

300
This process turns water vapor in the air into a liquid
What is condensation
400
These are the 4 main layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth.
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere
400

This is rain that freezes on contact.

What is freezing rain.

400
When air masses come together in the center of the US they form these dangerous storms.
What are tornadoes
400

Measures wind direction

What is a wind vane

400
This is what happens when there are long periods of little or no precipitation.
What is drought.
500

Convection currents are created when this happens in the air.

What is warm air rises and cold air sinks.

500
These are the 5 common types of precipitaiton.
What are rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow.
500

This storm happens when water doesn't stay confined.

What is a flood.

500

Measures the amount of rainfall

What a rain gauge

500

This is the amount of water vapor in the air

What is humidity.