Vocabulary
The Atmosphere
Weather
Everything Else
100
Moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, or hail
What is Precipitation?
100
the first sphere is called
What is the Troposphere?
100
Why must there be dust or other particles in the air for water to condense?
What is water has to have something to condense on in order to shift from a gas to a liquid state
100
Would air pressure in a container increase or decrease when you heat (the gases inside) up?
What is increases?
200
A force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air molecules
What is Air Pressure?
200
What is between the stratosphere and the mesopause?
What is the Mesosphere?
200
To predict weather, meteorologist measure 5 properties of what?
What is air?
200
From base to summit which mountain is taller:
Mount Everest or Mauna Kea?
What is Mauna Kea?
300
The study of weather
What is Meteorology?
300
What follows the stratosphere?
What is the Stratopause?
300
On this map - the H on the map is experience clear weather - the L on the map is experiencing clouds and rain - what 2 fronts are represented with the L
What is Cold and Warm fronts?
300
What is a physical condition that poses a challenge to people when diving near the deep sea floor?
What is bright light?
No light can penetrate the seep sea waters - it is completely dark
400
How much water vapor is in the air
What is humidity?
400
What follows the troposphere?
What is the tropopause?
400
The 5 properties of air are
What is temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction, and wind speeds at various altitudes.
400
Which type of cloud has a white puffy flat-bottomed shape?
What is aa Cumulus cloud?
500
Has to do with the weather conditions over a long period of time
What is Climate?
500
What follows the mesopause?
What is the Thermosphere?
500
Lightning only last _________, but has the power of about ________________--- watts
What is few millionths of a second and 2 trillion watts?
500
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of ___?
What is weather?