The layer closest to Earth
what is the troposphere
When warm moist are air moves up towards a front
How are Thunderstorms formed
To measure locations of similar pressure
What is the purpose of a barometer
Thunderstorms
What do Cumulonimbus clouds bring
Surface runoff
What is a product of precipitation
The second layer
Where is the stratosphere located
35 miles per hour
How fast can a blizzard go
It measures wind speed
What does a wind vane do
fair weather
What do cirrus clouds mean
Evaporation from plants
What is Transpiration
It blocks out the ultra violet rays from the sun
What is the importance of the ozone layer
a sudden violent shaking of the ground
What is an earthquake
A line on a map showing areas of similar pressure
What is an Isobar
A cloud that cover Earth like ceiling
What is a Stratus cloud
When liquid builds up on the outside of a glass
What is condensation
satellites orbiting
What happens in the Thermosphere
It can sustain speeds of over 156 mph in a category 5
What is the max speed of a Hurricane
A line on a map showing areas of similar temperature
What is an Isotherm
Usually puffy and cotton like
What does a cumulus cloud look like
When the ground has tiny holes
What is Porous
Helium, Hydrogen, Atomic oxygen, and carbon dioxide
What gases are in the Exosphere
The mixing of warm, moist, air and cold, dry, air after a thunderstorm causing instability in the atmosphere
How are tornadoes formed
range, angle, and velocity of things
What can Radars detect
Usually comes with an occluded or warm front
What weather comes from an Alto-stratus cloud
When water sinks through porous ground into the Earth
What is ground-water flow