Layers of the Atmosphere
What is the name of the lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather phenomena occur?
Troposphere
What type of clouds are high, wispy, and often made of ice crystals?
What is cirrus clouds?
Name the 5 major layers in order from closest to furthest.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere
I am the lowest layer of the atmosphere. I contain the vast majority of mass in the atmosphere.
Troposphere
This cloud indicates a big storm coming.
Cumulonimbus
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer and is free from clouds.
What type of clouds are low, gray, and often associated with rain or snow?
What are stratus clouds?
What does the word Cirro mean?
Curl of hair.
I am the highest layer in the atmosphere. I have no definite boundaries, and am often considered to be part of outer space.
Exosphere
What weather can stratus clouds bring?
Light rain, snow, or fog
What is the name of the layer above the troposphere, where the temperature decreases with altitude?
What is the stratosphere?
What type of clouds are puffy, white, and often seen on fair days?
What is cumulus clouds?
What does the word cumulo mean?
"Heap"
I burn up the majority of meteoroids. I am the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
Thermosphere
I am a low, grey cloud that often brings light rain. What cloud am I?
Stratus
What is the name of the outermost layer of the atmosphere, where the temperature increases with altitude?
What is the thermosphere?
What type of clouds are tall, vertically developed, and often associated with thunderstorms?
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
What does the word Stratus mean?
Layered or layers
I contain the Ozone layer. Humans rarely interact with me directly, unless they are flying in a large jet airplane.
The Stratosphere
Three
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up?
What is the Mesosphere?
What type of clouds are sheet-like, gray, and cover the entire sky?
What are altostratus clouds?
What might the word nimbo mean?
Rain
I am the third layer of the atmosphere from the ground. I am the coldest layer, because I have so few air particles to absorb energy.
The mesosphere
Describe an altostratus cloud.
Grey sheet of clouds covering the sky.