Vocab Pt.1
A degree of hotness or coldness measured using a thermometer.
Temperature
A storm with lightening and thunder.
Thunderstorm
The process by which water returns to the earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, etc
Precipitation
_______ is the distance from Earth's surface.
Altitude
The layer of the atmosphere that we live in is called
The Troposphere
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Humidity
a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Tornado
The process in which liquid water changes into a gas or water vapor.
Evaporation
TRUE or FALSE: The atmosphere is divided into layers based on changes in weather.
FALSE
Which layer of the atmosphere is considered to be outer space?
The Thermosphere
The average of many temperatures recorded in an area within a year.
Average Temperature
a large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.
Hurricane
The process by which water vapor changes back to a liquid.
Condensation
What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
The OZONE layer exists in which layer?
Stratosphere
The average of all weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
Climate
A boundary in between two masses of air of different densities.
Weather Fronts
TRUE or FALSE: The ocean is the largest storage of water.
TRUE
As you increase in ALTITUDE what two properties decrease?
Air pressure and density
The __________ layer burns up meteors.
Mesosphere
A measure of the weight of air above us in the atmosphere.
Air Pressure
The movement of warm and cold air across the globe.
Global Weather Systems
TRUE or FALSE: Snow is an example of condensation.
FALSE
What two gases is air mostly composed of?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Weather only occurs in this layer..
The Troposphere