Definitions
This is created by uneven heating of the Earth by solar radiation AND is the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
What is weather
This layer of the Atmosphere is where weather occurs
What is the Troposphere?
What are the 2 characteristics of a Polar Continental air mass?
What are cold and dry
As altitude increases, air pressure and temperature do what?
What is decrease
What is a rain gauge
The layers of gas surrounding Earth and held in place by gravity is called what?
What is the atmosphere
These are the layers of the Atmosphere
What are Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Troposphere?
What are the 2 characteristics of a Maritime Tropical air mass?
What are warm and moist
When the invisible water vapor in a rising warm air mass condenses into visible water droplets it forms what?
Clouds
This weather tool measures temperature of the atmosphere
What is a thermometer
This is what the weather is like in a particular region or area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
This protects us from harmful Ultraviolet radiation.
What is the Ozone Layer?
This weather front is a cold air mass pushing a warm air mass up and leads to thunderstorms, rain, or snow
What is a Cold Front
Fujita Scale
This weather tool measures the wind direction in the atmosphere
What is a wind vane
Air Pressure
What layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up in?
What is the Mesosphere
The type of front is represented in purple on a weather map
occluded front
Cooler denser air sinking and creating clear skies is an example of which pressure system?
What is high pressure system
This weather tool measures air pressure in the atmosphere
What is a barometer
The amount of water vapor in the air is referred to as what?
What is humidity
How do we determine where the boundaries are for the layers of the atmosphere?
Based on where temperature is increasing or decresing
Which air front involves a warm air mass and cold air mass meeting and staying in place for several days before one takes over?
What is Stationary Front
What are 3 things a hurricane needs to form?
Wind
Warm moist air
Warm water
This weather tool measures wind speed in the atmosphere
What is an anemometer