Layers of the Atmosphere
What two gases are most abundant in our atmosphere?
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen
What type of weather do low pressure systems bring?
What is cloudy and rainy
What temperature water do cyclones (hurricanes) need to form?
What is warm water
How many daylight hours are there during an equinox?
What is twelve
When the Northern Hemisphere experiences summer, the Southern Hemisphere experiences ______
What is winter
What gases are important for weather conditions in the troposphere?
What is water vapor and carbon dioxide
Which weather tool is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
What is a barometer
Where do all cyclones (hurricanes) form?
What is over oceans and seas
What season receives the most amount of sunlight hours?
What is summer
How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?
What is 24 hours
The force exerted by the weight of the air above is called _______
What is air pressure
Lines on a map showing equal pressure are referred to as _______
In what direction do jet streams move?
What is west to east
What seasons do solstices occur?
What is summer and winter
At what degree is Earth tilted?
What is 23.5 degree
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the least amount of air?
What is the exosphere
High pressure systems circulate in which direction?
What is clockwise
What is the highest rating for a tornado?
What is EF 5
On what day does the fall equinox occur?
What is September 21st
Closely spaced isobars indicate areas of ________
What is high winds
What do jet streams separate?
What is the primary cause of differences in low and high pressure systems?
What is the unequal heating of earth
What do we call water that is pushed onto shore above sea level during a cyclone (hurricane)?
What is storm surge
Which part of earth does not experience seasons and is always warm?
What is the equator
On what day is Earth closest to the sun?
What is January 3rd