Vocabulary
change from a liquid to a gas
evaporate
second layer of the atmosphere; includes the ozone layer
stratosphere
Height above the earth's surface
altitude
moisture that falls to the earth from the atmosphere
precipitation
Moving air is known as
wind
change from a gas to a liquid
condense
Layer of the atmosphere containing ions, or electrically charged particles
Ionosphere
Low, flat clouds that form in layers
stratus cloud
What clouds do hailstones form in?
cumulus, stratus, cirrus
cumulus
near the equator
strong reliable wind just north or south of the equator, blows from the east
trade wind
outermost layer of the atmosphere; includes most of the ionosphere
thermosphere
Puffy, white cloud occurring at medium altitudes
cumulus cloud
If the air temperature is below freezing, crystals from the clouds fall as?
freezing rain or snow?
snow
what is the pattern of wind movement around the earth
wind belt
Continuous cycle of rising warm air and falling cold air
wind cell
third layer of the atmosphere; the coldest layer
mesosphere
High, wispy clouds made of ice crystals
cirrus clouds
If rain falls through a layer of cold air and freezes into ice particles what occurs?
sleet or freezing rain
Prevailing westerlies blow from
west to east
east to west
west to east
wind near a pole; blows from the east
polar easterly
troposphere
stratus cloud that forms near the ground
fog
What are the four kinds of precipitation?
rain, snow, freezing rain, hail
What are strong, reliable winds just north or south of the equator; blows from the east
trade wind