The atmospheric layer located between the stratosphere and thermosphere
What is mesosphere
100
Stratus clouds form at what altitude?
below 2000m
100
A type of atmospheric lifting that occurs because of air flow from high to low pressure
What is convergent
100
the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
100
This gas can make up 0-4% of the atmosphere
What is water vapor
200
Which layer in the atmosphere contains the ozone?
What is stratosphere
200
Give an example of a middle cloud
What is altocumulus or altostratus
200
What does it mean if a cloud is described as stable?
The cloud resists (or does not have) vertical movement.
200
The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules collide
What is conduction
200
The colliding of water molecules to form rain is known as
What is coalescence
300
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of its mass
What is troposphere
300
___________ occurs when an air mass is is forced to rise over a topographic barrier, generally forming rain clouds
What is orographic lifting
300
a small particle in the atmosphere on which condensation forms to form clouds
What is condensation nucleus
300
Extra energy that can be stored when water is in its gas phase (water vapor) compared to liquid water
What is latent heat
300
When Temperature increases, air pressure will _____
What is increase
400
This layer of the atmosphere is the warmest with temperatures reaching up to 1000 degrees Celsius
What is Thermosphere
400
a cloud that can form at low altitudes and reach up to 18,000m
What is cumulonimbus
400
The gas formed by adding a third oxygen atom to an oxygen molecule
What is ozone
400
The transfer of energy that fuels atmospheric processes is known as
What is heat
400
The point in the atmosphere at which clouds form
What is lifted condensation level
500
This atmospheric layer is made of electrically charged particles
What is ionosphere
500
Name one type of cloud that is composed mostly of ice crystals
What is cirrus
500
What is the difference between hail and sleet?
Hail is larger, occurs primarily in the summer, and requires updrafts for form several layers of ice
500
The approximate amount of solar radiation that is absorbed by the surface of the Earth
What is 50%
500
explain the difference between humidity and relative humidity
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere (0-4%) and relative humidity is the percentage of water vapor held compared to the maximum the atmosphere can hold at a given time (0-100%)