Atmosphere
Stormy Weather
Weather vocabulary
Earths Atmosphere
Water Cycle
100

In what layer is weather found?

Troposphere!

100

True or False: High humidity is required for a storm?

True!

100

What is it called when water droplets fall from the atmosphere?

Rain or Precipitation!

100
What is the most abundant gas in the Atmosphere?
Nitrogen!
100

What is it called when water on the surface flows back towards the ocean?

Run off

200

Where is the ozone layer found?

Stratosphere!

200

What is a spinning cloud with a funnel shape called?

A Tornado!

200
What are scientists who study weather called?
Meteorologists!
200
What is the gas that makes up 21% of the atmosphere?
Oxygen!
200

What is the process of liquid water changing into gas (water vapor) called?

Evaporation!

300

What layer has iron particles from burnt up meteorites?

Mesosphere!

300
What is a water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall?
 A Flood!
300

What happens to surface water that is heated by the sun?

It evaporates!

300
True or False: Warm air is less dense than cold air so it rises

True!

300
What is the process of water vapor turning into water droplets?
Condensation!
400

What is the "hot layer" of the atmosphere?

Thermosphere!

400
What is a large powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water?
A Hurricane!
400

What is the cooling of air into clouds called?

Condensation!

400
Excess of this gas contributes to global warming?
Carbon Dioxide!
400

What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?

Humidity!

500

What is the thickest layer of the atmosphere?

Thermosphere!

500

What is the calmest part of a hurricane called?

The eye!

500
What is the weather of a place over a long time called?
Climate!
500

What are collisions made by unalike air masses called?

Weather Front!

500
What is water that is found underground called?
Groundwater!