Definitions
The study of weather is called what?
Meteorology
Meteorology comes from the suffix logia which means "the study of" and Meteor which is Greek means what?
High in the sky
Our atmosphere is made up of what?
Gases surrounding Earth
This is a daily or weekly status of the atmosphere
Weather
Oceanography is the study of what?
Earth's ocean and ocean floor
Moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow or hail is called what?
Precipitation
Meteorology includes the study of the atmosphere and the atmospheric processes that determine Earth's what?
Weather and Climate
The atmosphere can be divided into 2 major regions based on how well mixed the air is. What are these two regions called?
Homosphere and heterosphere
This is the long term overall physical conditions of a region
Climate
The global wind patterns influence these surface currents causing them to move in a circular path called a what?
Gyre
A force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air molecules is called what?
Air Pressure
Weather and climate are different, they are measured by what?
Measure of time
What are the 5 layers of Earth's Atmosphere
Troposhere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
To predict weather meteorologist measure 5 properties of what?
Temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction, and wind speed
The ocean floor is not flat... what are the different floors called?
Continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise and the abyssal plain
There are locations in the world where winds are fickle and light, these are called what?
Doldrums
Our atmosphere is perfect for what?
Supporting life
In what layer do the Auroras happen?
Thermosphere
What is necessary for clouds to form?
Warm air has to cool, the air has to be moist and there needs to be dust or other particles in the air.
Many organisms create their own light this is called what?
Bioluminescence
These form at high altitudes and have a feathery look
Circus clouds
Explain the difference between Weather and Climate
Weather is a daily or weekly status of the atmosphere while climate is the long term overall physical conditions of a region.
There are 2 regions of the Earth's Atmosphere but, these regions are divided by what?
Turbosphere
What are the 3 parts of the hydrologic cycle?
Evaporation, precipitation and condensation
Oceans contain about how much "table salt"
78%