Vocabulary
Moving air
wind
1% of gas in Earth's atmosphere
other gases
Puffy, white, fair weather cloud
cumulus
calm area near the center of a hurricane
eye
prediction of weather
forecast
amount of moisture in the air
humidity
jets often fly near the bottom of this layer: oxone gas in the upper half of this layer
stratosphere
low thick clouds, fog
stratus
layer above mesosphere; reflects radio waves back to Earth
thermosphere
types of violent weather in the US with high wind speeds
tornadoes/hurricanes
Water moving from Earth into the atmosphere and back to Earth in a repeating pattern
water cycle
21% of gas in Earth's atmosphere
Oxygen
very high, thin, feathery clouds
layer above the stratosphere; meteors burn up here
mesosphere
water enters the air as water vapor
evaporation
Beaufort Wind Scale
Farthest away from Earth: satellites orbit there
exosphere
Dark-based storm cloud capable of impressive vertical growth
cumulonimbus
78% of gas in Earth's atmosphere
nitrogen
water vapor in the air forms clouds
condensation
Scale used to describe tornado strength
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Closest layer to Earth: weather occurs here
troposphere
name all 3 clouds and their definitions
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Name three things in a meteorologist's weather report
wind speed
temperature
cloud cover
liquid and solid water that comes from clouds
precipitation