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Meteorology for People in a Hurry

100

This is the study of Earth’s atmosphere, climate, and weather

Meteorology

200

This is a scientist who observes and studies the Earth’s atmosphere and climate.

Meteorologist

300

This is the gases that surround a planet.

Atmosphere

400

Nitrogen makes up this amount of the Earth’s atmosphere.

78%

500

Oxygen makes up this amount of the Earth’s atmosphere.

21%

The Amazing Atmosphere

100

This is the layer of Earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, where meteors burn.

The Mesosphere

200

This is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere, where jets fly.

The stratosphere.

300

This is the top layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, where human-made satellites orbit the earth.

The exosphere.

400

This is the lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, where all weather occurs.

The troposphere.

500

This is the layer of Earth’s atmosphere located above the mesosphere and below the exosphere that reflects radio waves back to earth.  Katy Perry was just here.

The thermosphere.

The Endless Cycle

100

This is an endless cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

The water cycle.

200

This is vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid at any temperature below the boiling point of the liquid.

Evaporation

300

This is the liquid and solid water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

Precipitation

400

This is the physical change of a gas, or vapor, to a liquid when heat is removed.

Condensation

500

Name the stages of the water cycle in order.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and evaporation.

The World of Weather

100

This is a funnel-shaped storm cloud that reaches the ground, with winds up to 300 miles per hour.

Tornado

200

This is a violent storm, similar to a hurricane, that develops in the western Pacific Ocean.

Typhoon

300

This is the amount of moisture, or water vapor, in the air.

Humidity

400

This is the weight of air in the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth’s surface.

Air Pressure

500

This is a large storm with heavy rain and winds greater than 73 miles an hour.

Hurricane

Get Your Head out of the Clouds

100

This is a low, puffy, white cloud with a flat base and a rounded top.

Cumulus cloud.

200

This is an instrument used to show the direction of the wind.

Weather vane.

300

This is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

Anemometer.

400

This is a low, gray, thick cloud located near the ground, with fog and drizzle.

Stratus cloud.

500

This is a very high, white thin cloud, made of ice crystals.

Cirrus cloud.