Layers of the Atmosphere
Weather Tools
Hurricanes
Seasons
Weather Map Symbols
100

Where weather occurs

What is Troposphere

100

Barometer measures

What is air pressure 

100

Hurricanes tend to form over what

What is warm water, 80 degrees Fahrenheit

100

24 hour period, causes day and night 

What is rotation 

100

The symbol for a cold front 

What is blue triangles 

200

The Northern Lights occur here 

What is Thermosphere 

200

Anemometer measures 

What is wind speed 

200

Hurricanes originate off of 

What is South Africa 

200

In the northern hemisphere, during the summer the north pole is tilted which way 

What is towards the sun 

200

The symbol for an occluded front 

What is purple triangles and semicircles heading in the same direction 

300

Meteors burn up here 

What is Mesosphere 

300

Wind Vane measures 

What is wind direction 

300

A tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph is called 

What is a hurricane 

300

The degree of the Earth's tilt 

What is 23.5 degrees 

300

How do you tell if it is windy on a weather map 

What is close isobars 

400

Where satellites orbit 

What is Exosphere 

400

A thermometer measures 

What is kinetic energy of molecules 

400

The scale that measures the intensity of a hurricane is known as 

What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale 

400

In which season is there complete "darkness" in a season diagram 

What is winter 

400

High pressure system symbol 

What is a capital blue H 

500

Airplanes tend to fly in this layer because the air is stable

What is Stratosphere 

500

Psychrometer measures 

What is relative humidity 
500

Hurricanes are associated with what type of air pressure 

What is low pressure 
500

How often does a leap year occur and why 

What is once every four years 

What is due to the fact it takes 365.25 days for the Earth to orbit the sun 

500

The symbol for a low pressure system 

What is a capital red L