Atmosphere Components I
Atmosphere Components II
Atmospheric Pressure
Atmospheric Motion
Atmospheric Stability
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This layer of atmosphere has very little impact on weather. Only the highest clouds are found here.
What is the Mesosphere?
100
This is the highest layer of the atmosphere, and it extends from approximately 500 to 6,200 miles above the surface of Earth.
What is the Exosphere?
100
This instument usesa column of mercury in a glass tube to measure the weight of atmosphere as it changes with the weather.
What is a barometer?
100
This is the shift in path of any fluid or object moving
around the surface due to the rotation of the Earth.
What is Coriolis Effect?
100
The amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere.
What is humidity?
200
This is the layer of the atmosphere that extends from the "weather-sphere to approximately 30 miles above the surface of the Earth.
What is the Stratosphere?
200
Jet Streams generally blow from this direction and also blow toward this direction.
What is west to east?
200
This weather phenomenon depends on several different factors, including altitude, air temperature, and air density.
What is atmospheric pressure?
200
It is the movement of air around the earth.
What is atmospheric motion?
200
This is the transition of a substance directly
from the solid phase to the gas phase.
`What is sublimation?
300
This is the blanket of air that is made up of gases and surrounds the Earth.
What is atmosphere?
300
This can be the hottest layer of our atmosphere.
What is the Exosphere
300
As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure tends do this.
What is decrease?
300
Moving air.
What is wind?
300
The actual amount of moisture in the air compared to the total amount of moisture the air can hold at a particular temperature and pressure.
What is relative humidity?
400
This is the layer where clouds and weather are mostly found. Most aircraft fly here too!
What is the Troposphere?
400
These bands of wind commonly move at about 110 mph, but they can move 250 mph or faster.
What are Jet Streams?
400
This type of atmospheric system has air that is less dense, which often leads to clouds, wind, and precipitation.
What is a low pressure system?
400
This is the measurement of distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
400
This is the laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice.
What is deposition?
500
The International Space Station orbits in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the Thermosphere?
500
This is a cone-shaped tube made of fabric that is used to indicate wind speed and direction.
What is a windsock?
500
This type of atmospheric system has air that is more dense which often leads to fair, calm weather and clear skies.
What is a high pressure system?
500
These winds are composed of cold, dry air and this cool air moves toward the equator.
What are the polar easterlies?
500
This is the temperature when air reaches the point where it can hold no more moisture.
What is dew point?