Atmosphere

name the weather

100

violently whirling winds sometimes visible as a funnel-shaped cloud

What is tornado

200

 A ___ is characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder. The cloud type associated with ___ are cumulonimbus

 What is thunderstorms

300

“A ___ is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. ____ cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. _____ are most often associated with the Indian Ocean”

What is monsoon

400

“Winter storms are associated with quickly moving cold fronts and they can produce high winds, very low temperatures”

What is ice storms

500

Winter storms are associated with quickly moving cold fronts and they can produce high winds, very low temperatures.”

What is blizzards

layers of the atmosphere

100

Densest layer

What is troposphere 

200

coldest layer

What is mesosphere

300

Hottest Layer

What is thermosphere 

400

Electrically charged from sun’s radiation - keeps radio waves in (reflects them back to Earth)

What is ionosphere 

500

Protects from meteoroids, , but meteoroids “burn up” due to pressure against atmosphere

What is Mesosphere 

Global and Local Winds

100

The way Earth’s rotation causes the winds to curve

What is Coriolis Effect

200

What is 0°-30° N and S of the Equator
East to West

what is trade winds 

300

What is located at 30° - 60° N and S of the Equator
West to East

What is Westerlies

400

What is located at 60° - 90° N and S of the Equator
East to West

 What is Polar Easterlies

500

What is located at 30° N and S

What is horse Horse latitudes 

Air pressure

100

• is the amount of mass in a given volume

What is Density 

200

instrument that measures air pressure.

Barometer 

300

• consists of a glass tube that’s open on the bottom end and partially filled with Mercury

What is Mercury Barometer

400

what is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

What is air pressure 

500

• an instrument that has an airtight metal chamber that is sensitive to changes in the air pressure.  

What is Aneroid Barometer

Heat transfer

100

Lower Temperature =_____

What is Less energy

200

High Temperature =_____

What is More Energy

300

amount of molecular movement (energy in the molecules)

What is thermal energy

400

 Energy passed through a liquid or gas as the warm *fluid rises and the cool one falls in a cycle

What is convection

500

Energy is passed through electromagnetic waves (it can travel through the vacuum of space!)

What is radiation