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Layers of Atmosphere
Clouds
Weather Words
Climate
Miscellaneous
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What is the layer where most of our weather occurs?
The troposphere
100
What is the name for the formation in the sky caused by tiny water droplets of water vapor?
Clouds
100
What is an instrument that measures temperature?
A Thermometer
100
What type of climate is at the north pole?
Polar Region
100
What is the term for water falling from the sky in the form of rain or snow?
Precipitation
200
What is the last outer layer before space?
Exosphere
200
What are the fluffy white clouds called that are a sign of fair weather?
Cumulus
200
What is an instrument that measures air pressure?
A Barometer
200
What is the climate near the equator called?
Tropical
200
What is it called when cold air sinks?
High Pressure
300
What is the middle layer (3rd one up) called?
The Mesosphere
300
What are the horizontal clouds called that make layers close to the ground?
Stratus
300
What occurs when warm air rises?
Low Pressure
300
In what climate zone is the United States located?
Temporate
300
What is the process in which water from the earth turns into water vapor in the sky?
Evaporation
400
In which layer is the Ozone located?
The Stratosphere
400
What are the tall dark clouds called that are filled with rain?
Cumulonimbus
400
What is the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth called?
The Atmosphere
400
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is over a short period of time and climate is over a long period of time.
400
What is the most abundant gas that makes up the atmosphere?
Nitogent
500
What is the layer just before the Exosphere
The Thermosphere
500
What type of clouds are sometimes called "Thunderheads"?
Cumulonimbus
500
The ________ tells us the amount of water in the air.
Humidity
500
What is the climate between the tropical and Polar zones called?
Temporate Zone
500
What is the term for energy from the sun traveling through space to the earth?
Radiation