Solar System
Weathering
Weather
Levels of the Atmosphere
Weather Tools
100

The number of Gas planets in the solar system

4

100

This happens when water falls on rocks and continuously freezes and thaws. 

What is ice wedging?

100
What type of weather will a low-pressure system bring. 

What is Rainy Cloudy weather? 

100

This is the layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up. 

What is the mesophere?

100

We use this tool to measure

What is moisture in the air?

200

This substance on planet earth makes it possible for life. 

What is water in all three states?

200

This happens when pollution such as carbon dioxide or sulfuric pollution joins precipitation in the air.

What is acid rain?

200

What type of weather does this describe on a weather map?

What is a Cold Front? 

200

What layer of the atmosphere does all our weather take place?

Troposhere 

200

This tool is used to measure 

What is Air Pressure?

300

The age of our solar system.

What is 4.5 Billion years?

300

Over a period of time rock is worn away and dissolved by what pure substance.

What is water?

300

This symbol means

What is high pressure clear weather?

300

Sometime you will find Jet planes flying at this level to avoid the clouds.

What is the stratosphere?

300

Purpose of this tool 

What is to measure temperature

400

The largest planet in the solar system. 

Jupiter

400

 This cave was formed by limestone being eaten away by acid rain.  

What is chemical weathering?

400

This symbol denotes 

What is a warm and humid front?

400

This is the level where the satellites and the international space station orbits the earth.

What is the Thermosphere?

400

The function of this tool 

What is to measure wind speed?

500

The early scientific tool mankind used to study the solar system.

What is a telescope?
500
We talked about what monument will be gone in a little over 7 million years due to weathering.

Mount Rushmore

500

What symbol is shown in the picture above?

What is a stationary front?

500

The extra special layer found in the stratosphere that protects us from ultraviolet radiation so we don't get skin cancer

ozone layer

500

What is the function of this tool?

What is to show wind direction?