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Atmosphere
Instruments
Severe Weather
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100
Caused by uneven heating of the earth's atmosphere and the earth's rotation on its axis.
What are global winds
100
Contains 99% of the air in the atmosphere
What is the troposphere.
100
Measures wind speeds, precipitation, and direction of the wind.
What is a doppler radar
100
Intense heat caused by lightning expanding the air.
What is thunder
100
A large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity
What is an air mass
200
Caused by air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
What are winds
200
The outermost layer of the atmosphere that is closest to space.
What is the exosphere
200
Measures air pressure.
What is a barometer
200
Caused when electric charges build up in clouds and discharge to create lightning
What is lightning
200
Formed when the air starts rotating.
What is a funnel cloud
300
Transfers heat from one place to another and affects weather and climate
What are ocean currents
300
This is the layer above the troposphere.
What is the stratosphere
300
Shows data about recent weather conditions across a large area.
What is a weather map
300
A violent storm that forms over the ocean that has a central eye.
What is a hurricane
300
The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or a liquid.
What is convection
400
An ongoing movement of ocean water
What is an ocean current
400
This layer is between the stratosphere and the thermosphere.
What is the mesosphere.
400
Carries instruments that measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity
What is a weather balloon
400
a rotating funnel-shaped cloud that contains winds that blow up to 299 mph.
What is a tornado
400
The average weather conditions of a place or region
What is climate
500
A meeting place between two air masses.
What is a front
500
The air is densest in this layer
What is the troposphere.
500
This takes pictures of the movements of clouds and storms from space.
What is a satellite
500
A bulge of water in the ocean caused by large waves whipped up by hurricane winds.
What is storm surge
500
To make your best guess before something happens, such as about the weather.
What is forecasting