Layers of the Atmosphere
What is the name of the layer closest to there earth where clouds are foind and weather occurs?
Troposphere
What is the day-to-day change in atmospheric conditions, which varies by location?
Weather
What is the continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere called?
Stretched out clouds that often form an even covering. They form in layers of sheets.
Stratus
_______ is when an electrical charge builds up inside a cloud and moves to an oppositely charged object
Lightning
What is the name of the layer that contains the ozone layer and where airplanes fly?
Stratosphere
What do we call the long-term average of weather patterns, which is stable over time, and different depending on the region?
Climate
What is the name of the process that changes liquid water to a gas or VAPOR?
Evaporation
Big, fluffy, or billowy clouds
Cumulus
________ is when heat from lightning causes the particles that make up air to push away from a lightning bolt. Also known as a compression wave.
Thunder
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere where shooting stars occur?
Mesosphere
What type of climate did the earth have before the flood?
Tropical
What is the stage where water vapor becomes cold and changes back to a liquid? This is the stage where clouds are formed.
Condensation
Curly or wispy clouds
Cirrus
What is a spiraling cloud that does not touch the ground?
Funnel Cloud
What is the warmest layer, which helps regulate temperature on earth and where the international space station orbits?
Thermosphere
What time of climate is very dry, with less than 10 in. of rain a year?
Desert
What is the name of the stage where clouds become too heavy and release water?
Precipitation
A cloud that is going to bring rain
Nimbus
What is the place where two air masses meet?
Front
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere, which protects us from solar flares and where satellites orbit?
Exosphere
What type of climate has distinct seasons, with warm summers and cold winters?
Temperate
What is the name of the stage in which water from plants evaporates into the atmosphere?
Transpiration
Thunderheads or storm clouds
Cumulonimbus
Air Masses